CASTOR


Meaning of CASTOR in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE cas·ter ) / ˈkɑːstə(r); NAmE ˈkæs-/ noun

one of the small wheels fixed to the bottom of a piece of furniture so that it can be moved easily

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent. relating to a small container with holes in the top used for sprinkling: originally a variant of caster , in the general sense something that casts .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.