pantle

English

Etymology

Either a variant of panter or a word derived from the same source (Anglo-Norman panter). Appears already by the 15th century. By surface analysis, panter +‎ -le (“suffix forming diminutives”).

Noun

pantle (plural pantles)

  1. (obsolete, Lancashire) Alternative form of panter (“A snare for catching birds, formed from twisted horsehair”)
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