ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Springhead

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Springhead is a noun meaning The source of a natural spring.

Meaning

The source of a natural spring.

More Meanings

  1. (figuratively) A source.
  2. A head or end-piece for a carriage-spring.

Example Sentences

But now we had reached our opening ground, the boy with the pony and the second brace of dogs was ordered to the rear, with instructions to meet us by the side of a certain gray rock, and spring-head, on the northern edge of Kettletang, a huge, bluff-headed hill, overtopping all his neighbors, at noon, when we should be there to refresh the inner man, and take up the fresh dogs for the afternoon.

Word Forms

Synonyms for springhead

Depending on context, synonyms include fountainhead.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include springwater, well, spring, bedspring, springboard, boxspring.

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