cant

Definitions

• (countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
• (countable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
• A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
• (uncountable) Empty, hypocritical talk.
• (uncountable) Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
• (countable) A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.
• (obsolete) A call for bidders at a public fair; an auction.