What does "springer" mean?
Springer: A young plant. [Obs.] Evelyn.
Additional senses
- 2.(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.
- 3.(Zoöl.) The grampus.
- 4.(Zoöl.) A variety of the field spaniel. See Spaniel.
- 5.(Zoöl.) A species of antelope; the sprinkbok.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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