canted

1. To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
2. To speak in set phrases.
3. To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
4. Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
5. To sell by auction, or bid at an auction.

1. To set (something) at an angle.

   to cant a cask; to cant a ship

2. To give a sudden turn or new direction to.

   to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football

3. To bevel an edge or corner.
4. To overturn so that the contents are emptied.

verb

To divide or parcel out.

1. Having angles.

   a canted window

2. Inclined at an angle to something else; sloping.