(1) A corrupt dialect used by beggars and vagabonds.
(2) A particular form of speaking peculiar to some certain class or body of men.
"I write not always in the proper terms of navigation, land service, or in the cant of any profession.
-Dryden.
(3) A whining pretension to goodness, in formal and affected terms.
(4) Barbarous jargon.
(5) Auction.
Monday, November 2, 2009
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