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head⋅spring

  [hed-spring]
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–noun
1. the fountainhead or source of a stream.
2. the source of anything.
3. 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; ME hedspring. See head, spring
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head·spring   (hěd'sprĭng')   
n.  A fountainhead; a source.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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