CANT-TIMBERS, in ship-building, those timbers which are situated at the two ends of a ship. They derive their name from being canted, or raised obliquely from the keel; in contradistinction from those whose planes are perpendicular to it. The upper ends of those on the bow, or fore-part of the ship, are inclined to the stern; as those in the after, or hind part, incline to the stern-post above. See Ship-Building.