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headspring definition

head·spring (hed′spriŋ′)

noun

a fountain, origin, or source

Etymology: ME hedspring: see head & spring

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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