HEADSPRING


Meaning of HEADSPRING in English

/hed"spring'/ , n.

1. the fountainhead or source of a stream.

2. the source of anything.

3. an acrobatic feat similar to a handspring, except that the head as well as the hands touch the surface before the spring back to a standing position.

[ 1350-1400; ME hedspring. See HEAD, SPRING ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .