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springhead
spring·head
/
ˈsprɪŋˌhɛd
/
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[
spring
-hed
]
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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