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cantle

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Synonyms of cantle

as in shred, tatter

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for cantle

shred,
tatter

bit,
fraction,
fragment,
piece,
scrap

end,
leftover,
oddment,
remainder,
remnant,
stub

portion,
section,
segment

chip,
flake,
shard,
shatter,
shiver,
sliver,
splinter

clipping,
paring,
shaving

atom,
crumb,
dribble,
fleck,
flyspeck,
grain,
granule,
molecule,
morsel,
mote,
nubbin,
nugget,
particle,
patch,
scruple,
snip,
snippet,
speck,
tittle

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“Cantle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantle. Accessed 22 Apr. 2021.

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