Hypertext Webster Gateway: "springer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Springer \Spring"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, springs; specifically, one who
rouses game.
2. A young plant. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
3. (Arch.)
(a) The impost, or point at which an arch rests upon its
support, and from which it seems to spring. Hence:
(b) The bottom stone of an arch, which lies on the impost.
The skew back is one form of springer.
(c) The rib of a groined vault, as being the solid
abutment for each section of vaulting.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The grampus.
5. (Zo["o]l.) A variety of the field spaniel. See {Spaniel}.
6. (Zo["o]l.) A species of antelope; the sprinkbok.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Springbok \Spring"bok`\, Springbuck \Spring"buck`\, n. [D.
springbok; springen to spring, leap + bok a he-goat, buck.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A South African gazelle ({Gazella euchore}) noted for its
graceful form and swiftness, and for its peculiar habit of
springing lighty and suddenly into the air. It has a white
dorsal stripe, expanding into a broad patch of white on the
rump and tail. Called also {springer}. [Written also
{springboc}, and {springbock}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
springer
n 1: the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs [syn: {impost}]
2: a cow about to give birth [syn: {springing cow}]
3: a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver
and white [syn: {springer spaniel}]
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