/hand"spring'/ , n. , v. , handsprang, handsprung, handspringing .
n.
1. an acrobatic feat in which one starts from a standing position and wheels the body forward or backward in a complete circle, landing first on the hands and then on the feet, without contact by the rest of the body.
v.i.
2. to perform a handspring. Cf. somersault .
[ 1870-75; HAND + SPRING ]