Sprĭng’er, n.
n. 1. One who springs; one who rouses game.
Sense 2. A young plant. Evelyn.
Sense 3. A kind of dog nearly resembling the setter.
Sense 4. The grampus.
Sense 5. (Arch.) (a.) The impost, or point at which an arch unites with its support, and from which it seems to spring. (b.) The bottom stone of an arch, which lies on the impost. (c.) The rib of a groined roof.
Sense 6. (Zoöl.) A species of antelope in Southern Africa; the spring-bok.