caster
[ kas-ter, kah-ster ]
/ ˈkæs tər, ˈkɑ stər /
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noun Also cas·tor (for defs. 2-5).
verb (used without object)
(of a wheel) to swivel freely in a horizontal plane.
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British Dictionary definitions for caster
caster
/ (ˈkɑːstə) /
noun
a person or thing that casts
Also: castor a bottle with a perforated top for sprinkling sugar, etc, or a stand containing such bottles
Also: castor a small wheel mounted on a swivel so that the wheel tends to turn into its plane of rotation
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