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 scant·ling /ˈskæntlɪŋ, lən/
 一點點,少量

 Scant·ling a.  Not plentiful; small; scanty. [Obs.]

 Scant·ling, n.
 1. A fragment; a bit; a little piece. Specifically: (a) A piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a sample. [Obs.]
    Such as exceed not this scantling; -- to be solace to the sovereign and harmless to the people.   --Bacon.
    A pretty scantling of his knowledge may taken by his deferring to be baptized so many years.   --Milton.
 (b) A small quantity; a little bit; not much. [Obs.]
    Reducing them to narrow scantlings.   --Jer. Taylor.
 2. A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc.
 3. The dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of anything.
 4. A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.
 5. A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle.
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 scantling
      n : an upright in house framing [syn: stud]