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- noun Plural form of
castor .
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Examples
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He passed a great part of his time in his cabin, lying on a bed, which, swinging on a kind of castors, alleviated the severity of the sea-sickness from which he frequently suffered much when the ship rolled.
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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The "castors" at both ends and in the middle were the ugliest -- Hiram was sure -- to be found in all the city of Crawberry.
Hiram the Young Farmer Burbank L. Todd
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There, barred by a heavy wooden grill from the airy loft filled with bright calicoes, sashes, pails, guns, blankets, clothes, and other ornamental and useful things, Sak-we-su and Mu-hi-kun made their choice, trading in the worn wooden "castors" on the string.
Conjuror's House A Romance of the Free Forest Stewart Edward White 1909
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There, barred by a heavy wooden grill from the airy loft filled with bright calicoes, sashes, pails, guns, blankets, clothes, and other ornamental and useful things, Sak-we-su and Mu-hi-kun made their choice, trading in the worn wooden "castors" on the string.
The Call of the North Stewart Edward White 1909
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He passed a great part of his time in his cabin, lying on a bed, which, swinging on a kind of castors, alleviated the severity of the sea - sickness from which he frequently suffered much when the ship rolled.
The Memoirs of Napoleon Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de 1836
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He passed a great part of his time in his cabin, lying on a bed, which, swinging on a kind of castors, alleviated the severity of the sea-sickness from which he frequently suffered much when the ship rolled.
Memoirs of Napoleon — Complete Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne 1801
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"castors," but had hoped for a larger "present," by which the premium on the standard price is measured.
Conjuror's House A Romance of the Free Forest Stewart Edward White 1909
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"castors," but had hoped for a larger "present," by which the premium on the standard price is measured.
The Call of the North Stewart Edward White 1909
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Only the traces of castors on the carpet hint at the care to ensure that everything appears effortless.
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I was reminded of Ian McKellen who showed us a Richard so cocooned in ceremony he seemed to be gliding on castors and who was shocked into an awareness of his vulnerability.
Richard II – review 2011
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