Scantling
Scantling , adjective
[See Scant, a.]
Not plentiful; small; scanty. [Obsolete] — Jer. Taylor
Scantling , noun
[Compare Old French eschantillon, French échantillon, a sample, pattern, example. In some senses confused with scant insufficient. See Scantle, transitive verb]
1.
A fragment; a bit; a little piece.
(a)
A piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a sample. [Obsolete]
Such as exceed not this scantling; -- to be solace to the sovereign and harmless to the people.
A pretty scantling of his knowledge may taken by his deferring to be baptized so many years.
(b)
A small quantity; a little bit; not much. [Obsolete]
Reducing them to narrow scantlings.
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. — Knight