n. 1. One who, or that which, springs; specifically, one who rouses game. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A young plant. [ Obs. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Arch.) (a) The impost, or point at which an arch rests upon its support, and from which it seems to spring. Hence: (b) The bottom stone of an arch, which lies on the impost. The skew back is one form of springer. (c) The rib of a groined vault, as being the solid abutment for each section of vaulting. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Zool.) The grampus. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. (Zool.) A variety of the field spaniel. See Spaniel. [ 1913 Webster ] 6. (Zool.) A species of antelope; the springbok. [ 1913 Webster ] |