springhead

American

[spring-hed] / ˈsprɪŋˌhɛd /

noun

a spring or fountainhead from which a stream flows.
the source of something.

the springhead of desire.

springhead British

/ ˈsprɪŋˌhɛd /

noun

the source of a stream; spring

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Etymology

Origin of springhead

First recorded in 1545–55; spring + head

Example Sentences

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From the springhead to the sea, Many a mill's revolving, And the world's prosperity Is the task I'm solving.

From The Poems of Goethe Translated in the original metres by Bowring, Edgar Alfred

We are forced to meddle with concerns which are the very fount and springhead of half the hatreds of mankind.

From Hiero by Dakyns, Henry Graham

He is the center and springhead of the entire action, giving law and shape to everything that is said and done.

From The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar by Black, Ebenezer Charlton

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