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Saltant :: Saltant (v.) In a leaping position; springing forward; -- applied especially to the squirrel, weasel, and rat, also to the cat, greyhound, monkey, etc..

Pince-nez :: Pince-nez (n.) Eyeglasses kept on the nose by a spring.

Sally :: Sally (v.) A leaping forth; a darting; a spring.

Issue :: Issue (v. i.) To proceed, as progeny; to be derived; to be descended; to spring..

Bullfrog :: Bullfrog (n.) A very large species of frog (Rana Catesbiana), found in North America; -- so named from its loud bellowing in spring..

Heredity :: Heredity (n.) Hereditary transmission of the physical and psychical qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants. See Pangenesis.

Springe :: Springe (v. t.) To catch in a springe; to insnare.

Light-footed :: Light-footed (a.) Having a light, springy step; nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light-foot Iris..

Forward :: Forward (a.) Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring..

Drink :: Drink (v. i.) To swallow anything liquid, for quenching thirst or other purpose; to imbibe; to receive or partake of, as if in satisfaction of thirst; as, to drink from a spring..

Subterranity :: Subterraneous (a.) Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs; a subterraneous passage..

Resort :: Resort (n.) Active power or movement; spring.

Spang :: Spang (n.) A bound or spring.

Prolicide :: Prolicide (n.) The crime of destroying one's offspring, either in the womb or after birth..

Griffe :: Griffe (n.) The offspring of a mulatto woman and a negro; also, a mulatto..

Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse..

Mestee :: Mestee (n.) The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; -- so called in the West Indies.

Chalybeate :: Chalybeate (a.) Impregnated with salts of iron; having a taste like iron; as, chalybeate springs..

Flounce :: Flounce (v. i.) To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as a horse in mire; to flounder; to throw one's self with a jerk or spasm, often as in displeasure..

Tarantass :: Tarantass (n.) A low four-wheeled carriage used in Russia. The carriage box rests on two long, springy poles which run from the fore to the hind axletree. When snow falls, the wheels are taken off, and the body is mounted on a sledge..

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