Cassowary

kas'so-wa-rt, n. A bird of Java, resem- bling the ostrich. [Malay ka uwaris.] Cast, kast, [cast, casting.] To send or drive from by force; to threw, fling, impel; to direct, or turn, as the sight; to throw on the ground, as in wrestling; to overcome; to throw oft, or shed; to compute, reckon; to make to preponderate; to form, by pouring liquid metal into a mold; to found; to distribute, as the parts of a play among actors. — v. To revolve in the mind; to receive form or shape; to warp. (Naut.) To fall off, so as to bring the ship's side to the wind. — n. Act of casting; a throw; thing thrown; distance through which any thing is thrown; a chance or venture; act of casting in a mold; form into which any thing is cast or molded; thing cast in a mold; manner of appearance; a ignment of actors' parts in a play; company of actors to whom the parts are a igned; a motion or turn, as of the eye look glance squint. [Ic. and Sw. kasta, Dan. /caste, to throw, Ic. kostr, kos, a pile, heap.]— 2'o cast aside. To dismi , reject. — To away. To reject, lavish. — To down. To deject or depre . — To (Naut.) To loose, or untie. — To one's self on. To resign or yield one's self without reserve. — To in the teeth. To upbraid, twit. — To up. To compute or reckon to eject or vomit. — Cast'er, n. One who, etc.; a phial or cruet for table condiments, or stand containing them; a — swiveled wheel on which furniture is rolled. Cast'ing. n. Act of, etc.; thing cast in a mold; the warping of a board. — Cast'ing-net, n. A fishing net whieh cast and drawn. — C. voice, C. vote. Vote of a presiding officer, determining the question, when the votes of the house are equally divided. — Casfaway, n. An abandoned person; a reprobate. — Cast'off, a. Laid aside; disused.