Can·ton, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cantoned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Cantoning.]
1. To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division.
They canton out themselves a little Goshen in the intellectual world. --Locke.
2. Mil. To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.
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