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springer
CIDE DICTIONARY
springer, n.
- One who, or that which, springs; specifically, one who rouses game. [1913 Webster]
- A young plant. Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
- The impost, or point at which an arch rests upon its support, and from which it seems to spring. [1913 Webster]
- The grampus. [1913 Webster]
- A variety of the field spaniel. See Spaniel. [1913 Webster]
- A species of antelope; the springbok. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
springer, n.
1 a person or thing that springs.
2 a a small spaniel of a breed used to spring game. b this breed.
3 Archit. a the part of an arch where the curve begins. b the lowest stone of this. c the bottom stone of the coping of a gable. d a rib of a groined roof or vault.
4 a springbok.
1 a person or thing that springs.
2 a a small spaniel of a breed used to spring game. b this breed.
3 Archit. a the part of an arch where the curve begins. b the lowest stone of this. c the bottom stone of the coping of a gable. d a rib of a groined roof or vault.
4 a springbok.
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