Thesaurus: springer

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1. n. One who, or that which, springs; specifically, one who rouses game.
2. n. A young plant.
3. n. The impost, or point at which an arch rests upon its support, and from which it seems to spring.
4. n. The bottom stone of an arch, which lies on the impost. The skew back is one form of springer.
5. n. The rib of a groined vault, as being the solid abutment for each section of vaulting.
6. n. The grampus.
7. n. A variety of the field spaniel. See Spaniel.
8. n. A species of antelope; the sprinkbok.
9. n. the lowest stone in an arch — from which it springs
10. n. a cow about to give birth
11. n. a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white
12. 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. (Zoöl.) The grampus. 5. (Zoöl.) A variety of the field spaniel. See Spaniel. 6. (Zoöl.) A species of antelope; the sprinkbok.