E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Cinter (A).
The framing erected between piers to hold up the stones of an arch during the making thereof.
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“Certain crude beliefs may be needful in the infancy of a nation, but when the arch is made, when the intelligence is fully developed, the cinter is thrown down and truth stands unsupported.”—E. D. Fawcett.
