Add to ORKGcant n9/80 _OED_ ~ sb³ 5 b 'a pet phrase, a trick of words'; _EDD_ sb¹ 7 Ir. An expression or phrase in common use. 1927 DOYLE (ed) 5 "The Butterfly Dude": He don't like us, you bet, / He's not built for our set, / He lubbers with low vulgar cants. 1968 DILLON 133 'That's what's tight' -- they had that for a cant for a couple o' years after. P 75 J Higgins 'Some common cant, ' i.e. saying, phrase.Withd DEC 16 1981Not usedNot usedWithdrawnChecked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 12 Jul 201