What is of the nature of cant; affected; vulgar. To introduce and multiply cant words in the most ruinous corruption in any language. Swift called?
cant — Of the nature of cant; affected; vulgar. To introduce and multiply cant words in the most ruinous corruption in any language. Swift. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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