SPRINGER (springer)

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Irregular inflected form: springer   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does springer mean? 

• SPRINGER (noun)
  The noun SPRINGER has 3 senses:

1. the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs

2. a cow about to give birth

3. a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white

  Familiarity information: SPRINGER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPRINGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

impost; springer

Hypernyms ("springer" is a kind of...):

stone (building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose)

Holonyms ("springer" is a part of...):

arch ((architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A cow about to give birth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

springer; springing cow

Hypernyms ("springer" is a kind of...):

cow; moo-cow (female of domestic cattle:)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

springer; springer spaniel

Hypernyms ("springer" is a kind of...):

spaniel (any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "springer"):

English springer; English springer spaniel (a breed having typically a black-and-white coat)

Welsh springer spaniel (a red-and-white breed slightly smaller than the English springer spaniel)