Cantons Phosphorus

( Chem.) Pro to sulphide of calcium, obtained by heating sulphate of lime with charcoal. It appears to absorb light on exposure, and to emit it in the dark. It was first prepared by J. Canton. Can to on', a. A stuff or fustian with a fine cord visible on one side. Cant'-pieces, n . pl . ( Naut . ) Pieces of timber fastened to the angles of fishes (wooden supports) and side-trees to supply any part that may prove rotten. Can'trap, Can'trip, n . [O. Dan. gan, witchcraft, and Icel. trapp , a trampling.] A spell; an incantation. -A mischievous trick. ( Scottish .) "And by some devilish cantrip sleight Each in its cauld hand held a light." - Burns. Cantred, Cantret, ( kan'terd .) [W.cantref, from cant, hundred, and tref , a village.] In Wales, a division of land or territory, similar to the English hundred. "The king re-grants to him all that province, reserving only the eity of Dublin, and the cantreds next adjoining." - Davies. Can'trelle, in Louisiana , a post-office of St. James co. Can'trell's Cro -Roads, in Tenne ee , a post-office of McMinn co. Cant-timbers, n . pl . ( Shipbuilding .) Those timbers or ribs of a ship, which are situated fore and aft, or at the two ends, where she becomes narrower below.