1. a small piece of lumber, especially one with a rectangular cross section
Usage: construction
2. the dimensions of a structural member in cross section
Usage: construction; technical
3. a small amount or quantity
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The carpenter selected a two-by-four scantling for the frame.
• The blueprint specified the scantling for each beam in the structure.
• Workers stacked the scantlings neatly in the lumber yard.
• The engineer calculated the proper scantling for the load-bearing posts.
• Only a scantling of evidence remained from the old case.
• The roof required scantlings of specific dimensions for proper support.