Cant

Cant, CANT or canting may refer to:

Language

• Cant (language), a subcultural jargon
• Can't, the negative modal of possibility in English
• Canting arms, heraldic puns on the bearer's name

Languages

• Beurla Reagaird, spoken by Scottish Highland Travellers
• Cantonese (Cant.), spoken in southern China
• Scottish Cant, spoken by Scottish Lowland Travellers
• Shelta, spoken by Irish Travellers
• Thieves' cant, spoken by British criminals

People

• Cant (surname), a family name and list of people so named
• Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear musician) (stage name: CANT)
• University of Canterbury, New Zealand, post-nominally

Transport

• CANT (aviation), an Italian aircraft manufacturer (1923–1944; )
• Cant (road and rail), the slope across road or track

Other uses

• Cant (architecture), part of a facade
• Cant (log), a log partially processed in a sawmill
• Cant (shooting), tilting a gun around the longitudinal axis
• Canticle, a Christian song of praise
• Canting, a tool used in batik dyeing

See also

• CANT (disambiguation)
• Canté, a commune in Ariège, France
• Canter (disambiguation)
• Canticle
• Kant (disambiguation)
• Kante (disambiguation)