Obs. rare–1. [ad. F. chantier prop (= It. cantiere, Pg. canteiro):—L. cantērius, canthērius (1) gelding, ass, mule, (2) spar, rafter, prop, (3) as here.] ‘A pole furnished with cross-pieces for supporting the vine, a trellis.’
1601. Holland, Pliny, I. 531. If so be it [the vine stock] rest vpon one chanter or range of perches.
