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Noun: castor  kãs-tu(r)
  1. A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture, trucks or portable machines to make them movable
    "The office chair's castors allowed it to glide smoothly across the floor";
    - caster
     
  2. A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar
    "She used a castor to dust the dessert with a light coating of confectioner's sugar";
    - caster
     
  3. A hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)
    "He wore a stylish castor hat to the formal event";
    - beaver
Noun: Castor  kãs-tu(r)
  1. A multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux
    - Alpha Geminorum
     
  2. Type genus of the Castoridae: beavers
    - genus Castor

Sounds like: caster

Derived forms: castors

Type of: fur hat, mammal genus, multiple star, roller, shaker

Part of: Castoridae, family Castoridae, Gemini

Encyclopedia: Castor, Northamptonshire