One who, or that which, springs; specifically, one who rouses game.
A young plant. [Obs.] Evelyn.
The impost, or point at which an arch rests upon its support, and from which it seems to spring. Hence:
The bottom stone of an arch, which lies on the impost. The skew back is one form of springer.
The rib of a groined vault, as being the solid abutment for each section of vaulting.
The grampus.
A variety of the field spaniel. See Spaniel.
A species of antelope; the sprinkbok.
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