quant
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
quant /kwɒnt, kwant/
▶noun Brit. a pole for propelling a barge or punt, with a prong at the bottom to prevent it sinking into the mud.
– origin ME: perh. from L. contus, from Gk kontos ‘boat pole’.
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