Vocabulary : Springbok to Springlet
Springbok : Alt. of SpringbuckSpringbuck : A South African gazelle (Gazella euchore) noted for its graceful form and swiftness, and for its peculiar habit of springing lighty and suddenly into the air. It has a white dorsal stripe, expanding into a broad patch of white on the rump and tail. Called also springer.
Springe : A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare. ;; To catch in a springe; to insnare. ;; To sprinkle; to scatter.
Springer : One who, or that which, springs; specifically, one who rouses game. ;; A young plant. ;; The impost, or point at which an arch rests upon its support, and from which it seems to spring. ;; 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.
Springhalt : A kind of lameness in horse. See Stringhalt.
