Can″ton, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Cantoned; p. pr. & vb. n.Cantoning.] [Cf. F. cantonner.] 1. To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division.
They canton out themselves a little Goshen in the intellectual world.
Locke.
2. (Mil.) To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.