scantle

/ˈskæntəl/

Etymology

Old French escanteler, eschanteler.

verb

To scant; to be niggardly with; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.“c. 1608-1634, John Webster, Appius and Virginia All their pay / Must your discretion scantle; keep it back.”
To be deficient; to fail.“That in her scantled banks, though wandring long inclos'd,”

noun

A gauge for measuring slates.