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
- (figuratively) A source.
- 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
- springheads
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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