springhead

 [spring-hed]  

spring·head

   [spring-hed]
noun
1.
a spring or fountainhead from which a stream flows.
2.
the source of something: the springhead of desire.
Origin:
1545–55; spring + head
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springhead (ˈsprɪŋˌhɛd)
 
—n
the source of a stream; spring

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