Caster vs Canter - What's the difference?
caster | canter |
Someone or something that casts
A wheeled assembly attached to a larger object at its base to facilitate rolling. A caster usually consists of
* a wheel, which may be plastic, a hard elastomer, or metal
* an axle
* a mounting provision, usually a stem, flange, or plate
* (sometimes) a swivel which allows the caster to rotate for steering
A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.
A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.
A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four legged animals.
A ride on a horse at such speed.
One who cants or whines; a beggar.
One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
* Macaulay
As nouns the difference between caster and canter
is that caster is someone or something that casts while canter is a gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four legged animals.As a verb canter is
to move at such pace.caster
English
Alternative forms
* castorNoun
(en noun)- a caster''' of spells; a '''caster of stones
- Many office chairs roll on a set of casters .
- a set of casters
See also
* caster angle * caster sugarAnagrams
*canter
English
(wikipedia canter)Etymology 1
Short for Canterbury pace , from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury.Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* in a canter, at a canterEtymology 2
Noun
(en noun)- The day when he was a canter and a rebel.
