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Meanings of cast on in English

Make the first row of stitches when knitting.

        Usage of cast on in English
        1
        I was feeling quite smug about the spell I'd cast on her.
        A taste of magic
        2
        Heck Bast had hit him with the cast on his right hand.
        The talisman
        3
        Theresa finished her second bootee and cast on stitches for a sweater.
        Witch Week
        4
        She sported what appeared to be a cast on her left arm.
        The Irish Times
        5
        If we're cast on our own resources, we have to be resourceful.
        Anvil of stars
        6
        That piece of ingenuity was bread cast on the water for Migwan.
        The Camp Fire Girls at School; Or, The Wohelo Weavers
        7
        But a load of apprehension seemed to be cast on the soldiers.
        Shelled by an Unseen Foe
        8
        If no adventurer were cast on the undiscovered island-itwould remain undiscovered.
        Aesop's Fables; a new translation
        9
        Gard finished her own mug and examined the cast on her arm.
        Side Jobs
        10
        She cast on us a malicious and furious look as she said:
        Original Short Stories — Volume 13
        11
        They only can break the spell that has been cast on us.
        The Grey Fairy Book
        12
        Other species, members of the same genera, are cast on shore dead.
        Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the ...
        13
        More than any other American poet, he has cast on the reader
        History of American Literature
        14
        After touching at Tubuai, they were cast on the reef surrounding Maurua.
        Captain Cook: His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries
        15
        Several vessels went down at their anchors, others were cast on shore.
        A Yacht Voyage Round England
        16
        Meantime a boat's oar and some line had been cast on shore.
        The Three Midshipmen
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        Cast on through the time
        Cast on across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        New Zealand
        Common
        Ireland
        Common
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