springer
springer Lexical Profile
springer Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A gun dog of a medium-sized sporting breed (specifically the English or Welsh springer spaniel) having a long, silky coat and pendulous ears, originally bred for flushing game birds out of dense brush.
"The energetic springer bounded across the wet meadow to retrieve the fallen pheasant."
The lowest stone or masonry block of an arch or vault that rests directly upon the impost and from which the curve of the arch rises.
"The stonemason carefully positioned the heavy limestone springer before assembling the wooden centering for the arch."
A cow or heifer that is in the final stage of pregnancy and showing visible physical signs of being about to calve.
"The dairy farmer moved the heavy springer into a clean maternity stall for the night."
A person or animal that leaps, jumps, or bounds upward.
"The agile gazelle is a remarkable springer when evading predators on the open savanna."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English from the verb 'spring' (from Old English 'springan', meaning to leap or burst forth) combined with the agentive suffix '-er'. In reference to the dog breed, it derives from the dog's traditional role of 'springing' (flushing out) game birds for hunters.