Scant′ling.
1. (Carpentry.) Lumber under 5 inches square, used for studs, braces, ties, etc. It is expressed in terms of its transverse dimensions; as “a timber having a scantling of 12 × 8.”
2. (Masonry.) The dimensions of ashlar stones.
3. (Shipbuilding.) The transverse dimension of pieces of timber, etc. The respective sides are known as molding and siding. Molding is depth or dimension which lies in the molding-plane. Siding, the thickness in a direction perpendicular to the molding-plane. 4. A trestle or horse in a cellar for holding casks on tap.
Scantling for casks. |