- quant⇄noun Also, quant pole. a pole with a flat board or cap at one end to prevent it from sinking into the mud, used to propel a boat.
Ex. No quant pole ever enters the water at the point planned (Punch). - quant⇄quant, noun, verb.
(British.) - quant⇄v.t., v.i. to propel (a boat) with a quant.