springer

American  

[spring-er] / ˈsprɪŋ ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that springs.

2. Architecture. the first voussoir above the impost of an arch.

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springer British  

/ ˈsprɪŋə /

noun

1. short for springer spaniel

2. Also called: springing cow.  a cow about to give birth

3. a person or thing that springs

4. architect

   1. the first and lowest stone of an arch

   2. the impost of an arch

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Etymology

Origin of springer

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; spring, -er ¹

Example Sentences

The springer spaniels, Thomas added, will work at a shoot on Boxing Day.

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Seventy-eight springer spaniels were discovered living in a filthy house in South Yorkshire in April.

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She loved to walk her springer spaniel Bruce around Brantham, a village where she'd lived for six years and always said she felt safe.

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Marlene, who works in marketing, lives with her partner Mark and their springer spaniels Spock and Cheese.

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Keepers realised within minutes the springer spaniel-sized rodent had slunk off to an adjacent area of long grass and woodland, and began to stake it out.

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