a scant is a 2 inch by 3 inch piece of timber.
If this is in a real estate listing it means "some timber" or "a few trees". Quote http://www.thediyworld.co.uk/glossary_terms.html Scant; Cheaper 'planed all round' (PAR) white wood, mass produced for general carpentry work, such as partitioning or sub framework. not necessarilly 2x3, though more commonly thought of as this
a scant is a 2 inch by 3 inch piece of timber.
If this is in a real estate listing it means "some timber" or "a few trees". Quote http://www.thediyworld.co.uk/glossary_terms.html Scant; Cheaper 'planed all round' (PAR) white wood, mass produced for general carpentry work, such as partitioning or sub framework. not necessarilly 2x3, though more commonly thought of as this
"Scant" is not a type of flour. "Scant" is a cooking term that means "almost" or "just slightly less than." A recipe would not call for "scant flour" but a "scant cup" or a "scant Tablespoon" of flour, meaning not quite a cup or not quite a Tablespoon.
A scant of sugar is a very small amount of sugar.
Ricky lee Jones is a scant singer....
Barely amounting to as much as indicated - example: a scant two hours; a scant cupful. Having an inadequate or limited supply - example - (usually followed by of ): scant of breath.
Onions were scant at the grocer's, again.
A scant of oil is...not enough, or barely a sufficient amount.
We were scant of breath after the lengthy climb.
scant 3/8 cup sugar
Scant milk means "milk just barely".
The marooned passengers were concerned by the scant food supplies on the island. The professor paid scant notice to the complaints about his teaching.
I could only find a scant amount of information on the topic.
Scant is an adjective meaning hardly adequate. This is why a 'scant week' is still a seven day week, but just barely so.