headspring

[ hed-spring ]

noun

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.

headspring

/ ˈhɛdˌsprɪŋ /

noun

1. a spring that is the source of a stream
2. a spring using the head as a lever from a position lying on the ground
3. rare.
   a source

Word History and Origins

Origin of headspring¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, headspring is from the Middle English word hedspring. See head, spring

Example Sentences

Which of them that you are the only “headspring of all laws”?

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