Definitions
1.nounAn argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup."He had the look of a prince, but the cant of a fishmonger."
2.nounA private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
3.nounA language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
4.nounEmpty, hypocritical talk."People claim to care about the poor of Africa, but it is largely cant."
5.nounWhining speech, such as that used by beggars.
6.nounA 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.
7.nounA call for bidders at a public fair; an auction.
8.verbTo speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
9.verbTo speak in set phrases.
10.verbTo preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
11.verbOf a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
12.verbTo sell by auction, or bid at an auction.