different between castling vs cantling

English

Etymology 1

From cast +? -ling.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k??stl??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?kæstl??/

Noun

castling (plural castlings)

1. (obsolete) An abortion, or a premature birth.
   • 1646: Wherein notwithstanding, we should rather rely upon the urine in a castling’s bladder — Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Book II, ch 5
2. (obsolete) The second or third swarm of bees which leaves a hive in a season.
3. A miniature cast or mould.
4. One that is cast.

Etymology 2

castle +? -ing

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k??s?l??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?kæs?l??/

Noun

castling (usually uncountable, plural castlings)

1. (chess) 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.
2. (shogi) The act of constructing a defense structure in Japanese chess in which the king (?) is positioned in a certain way so that it is protected by pawns (?) and silver general(s) (?) and/or gold general(s) (?) often with an additional knight (?) and lance (??).

Translations

Verb

castling

1. present participle of castle

Anagrams

• catlings, sclating

English

Verb

cantling

1. present participle of cantle

Noun

cantling (plural cantlings)

1. The lower course of bricks enclosing a brick-clamp.