noun
- the raised back portions of saddles
- corners or segments of something, especially pieces cut from a larger whole
Usage: equestrian
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The leather cantles on the western saddles were ornately decorated.
- She adjusted her position against the cantle for better support while riding.
- The saddlemaker carefully shaped the cantles to fit the horse’s back.
- Old cantles of cheese were found in the cellar storage.
- The cantles of the broken wheel lay scattered on the ground.