7 uses
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Definition
a mythical being that is half man and half horse
- Go bear it to the Centaur, where we host, And stay there, Dromio, till I come to thee.1.2 — Act 1 Scene 2 — A public place (9% in)
- I'll to the Centaur to go seek this slave: I greatly fear my money is not safe.1.2 — Act 1 Scene 2 — A public place (98% in)
- The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander'd forth in care to seek me out.2.2 — Act 2 Scene 2 — The same (1% in)
- You know no Centaur? you receiv'd no gold?2.2 — Act 2 Scene 2 — The same (4% in)
- I did not see you since you sent me hence, Home to the Centaur with the gold you gave me.2.2 — Act 2 Scene 2 — The same (8% in)
- Come to the Centaur; fetch our stuff from thence: I long that we were safe and sound aboard.4.4 — Act 4 Scene 4 — The same (94% in)
- Your goods that lay at host, sir, in the Centaur.5.1 — Act 5 Scene 1 — The same (96% in)
There are no more uses of "centaur" in The Comedy of Errors.
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