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castling.

An abortion, or a premature birth.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑːstlɪŋ/UK/ˈkæstlɪŋ/US
  1. An abortion, or a premature birth.

    obsolete
  2. The second or third swarm of bees which leaves a hive in a season.

    obsolete
  3. A miniature cast or mould.

  4. One that is cast.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English -ling English castling From cast + -ling.

noun/ˈkɑːsəlɪŋ/UK/ˈkæsəlɪŋ/US
  1. A move in which the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook moves to the other side of the king; the action of the verb to castle.

    uncountable · usually
  2. The act of constructing a defense structure in Japanese chess in which the king (玉) is positioned in a certain way so that it is protected by pawns (歩) and silver general(s) (銀) and/or gold general(s) (金) often with an additional knight (桂) and lance (香車).

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Middle English castellinge, equivalent to castle (verb) + -ing.

verb/ˈkɑːsəlɪŋ/UK/ˈkæsəlɪŋ/US
  1. present participle and gerund of castle

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From Middle English castellinge, equivalent to castle (verb) + -ing.

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