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},
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},
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},
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"word": "castorite"
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"Rhymes:English/ɑːstə(ɹ)",
"Rhymes:English/ɑːstə(ɹ)/2 syllables",
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{
"word": "castor sugar"
},
{
"word": "castored"
},
{
"word": "castoring"
}
],
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"A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture to allow it to be moved."
],
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],
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"especially",
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],
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[
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],
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"(especially UK) Alternative spelling of caster, especially in its senses",
"A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture to allow it to be moved."
],
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"UK",
"especially"
]
},
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"ref": "1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “The Ramadan”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 92:",
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"Alternative spelling of caster, especially in its senses",
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],
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"especially"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkæs.tɚ/",
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{
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}
],
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}
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