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handsprang

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hand⋅spring

[hand-spring] noun, verb, -sprang, -sprung, -springing.
–noun
1. an acrobatic feat in which one starts from a standing position and wheels the body forward or backward in a complete circle, landing first on the hands and then on the feet, without contact by the rest of the body.
–verb (used without object)
2. to perform a handspring.
Compare somersault.


Origin:
1870–75; hand + spring
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