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headspring

[hed-spring]

noun

the fountainhead or source of a stream.

the source of anything.

an acrobatic feat similar to a handspring, except that the head as well as the hands touch the surface before the spring back to a standing position.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English hedspring. See head, spring

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headspring (ˈhɛdˌsprɪŋ)

—n
1.	a spring that is the source of a stream
2.	a spring using the head as a lever from a position lying on the ground
3.	rare a source

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