springer

Examples

• All

• He brought down a springer, a small cousin of the branch-horn, with a throwing stick.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Currently, Range Creek is overseen by Corinne Springer, an archaeologist from the Utah Museum of Natural History at the University of Utah.

  Academic text (2004)

• One morning he saw a man come to the tavern with a fresh-killed springer.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Loping our horses alongside each other, my father and I set out late one afternoon to check for heavy springers in a calving pasture, hoping to catch any expectant cow mother who might be having trouble giving birth, and thus, we hoped, to save both her and the calf.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The farmer was excited to see the springer ready to give birth to her calf in the barn.

• During the calving season, the vet checked the springer to ensure she was healthy before delivery.

• As the springer started to nestle down in the straw, we knew the calf would arrive soon.

Synonyms

S

springing cow

vsspringer

• Jargon

9.3

A cow close to giving birth

is the same but specifies the offspring as a calf

Compounds

S

springer spaniel

1 3.9

A medium to large energetic hunting dog with long ears and a wavy soft coat

E

English springer spaniel

1 3.4

A medium-sized dog with a black-and-white or brown-and-white coat used for hunting and bringing back birds

E

English springer

4.1

A type of dog with a black and white coat that helps hunters by finding and bringing game

W

Welsh springer spaniel

4.7

A medium-sized friendly hunting dog with a red and white coat from Wales

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology