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† ˈcarry-castle Obs.
A descriptive term for an elephant, which carries a castle.
1598Sylvester Du Bartas i. vi. (1605) 193 The scalie Dragon, being else too low For th' Elephant, vp a thicke Tree doth goe..To watch the Carrie-Castell. 1599T. M[oufet] Silkewormes & Flies 34 To see a Norway whale, or Libian cat, A Carry-castle or a Crocodile. |