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Castling Common

Castling has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

interchanging the positions of the king and a rook

2

An abortion, or a premature birth.

3

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.

Verb
1

present participle of castle

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)

Origin

The word comes from the verb "cast," meaning to throw, combined with the suffix "-ling." It originally referred to the act of throwing a piece in chess.

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