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Definition of Castors

Castor
Castor Cas"tor, n. [L. castor the beaver, Gr. ?; of uncertain origin.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver. 2. Castoreum. See Castoreum. 3. A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver. I have always been known for the jaunty manner in which I wear my castor. --Sir W. Scott. 4. A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
Castor
Castor Cast"or, n. See Caster, a small wheel.
Castor
Castor Cas"tor, n. [L.] (Astron.) the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, the other being Pollux.
Castor
Castor Cas"tor, Castorite Cas"tor*ite, n. [The minerals castor and pollux were so named because found together on the island of Elba. See Castor and Pollux.] (Min.) A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba.

Meaning of Castors from wikipedia

- Shinjiro Aragaki Castor, Alberta, Canada Queue de Castor River, Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Canada Rivière aux Castors Noirs, river...
- to 1962. The Sherbrooke Castors (1969-1982) moved to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec in 1982, named the Saint-Jean Castors. In 1989 they were renamed...
- Beavers (genus Castor) are large, semiaquatic rodents of the Northern Hemisphere. There are two existing species: the North American beaver (Castor canadensis)...
- Sherbrooke where they were formerly the Sherbrooke Castors. They were known as the Saint-Jean Castors from 1982 until 1989. In 1995, they moved to Rimouski...
- Castor oil is a vegetable oil pressed from castor beans, the seeds of the plant Ricinus communis. The seeds are 40 to 60 percent oil. It is a colourless...
- Montreal Castors was a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1975. The team pla**** in the National Soccer League, winning the championship in 1978 and 1979...
- Castor River may refer to: Castor River (Ontario), Canada Rivière au Castor, Quebec, Canada Castor River (Missouri), United States Castor Cr**** (disambiguation)...
- Castor and Pollux may refer to: Castor and Pollux, in Gr**** and Roman mythology, the twin sons of Lēda and Zeus/Tyndareus, who were transformed into the...
- make beads. The outer s**** protects the wearer from the poison. Wearing castors beans has been known to cause rashes, and worse. As a component of many...
- The North American beaver (Castor canadensis) is one of two extant beaver species, along with the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber). It is native to North...