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springer

noun spring·er \ˈspriŋ-ər\

Definition of SPRINGER

1
:  a stone or other solid laid at the impost of an arch — see arch illustration
2
:  one that springs
3
:  springer spaniel
4
:  a cow nearly ready to calve
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First Known Use of SPRINGER

1611

Rhymes with SPRINGER

bringer, clinger, dinger, flinger, pinger, ringer, Schwinger, singer, slinger, stinger, stringer, swinger, winger, wringer, zinger

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6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. springer
  2. springer spaniel
  3. cross springer
  4. English springer
  5. English springer spaniel
  6. Welsh springer spaniel
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