Headspring

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  • noun. A fountainhead; a source.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Origin; source; fountainhead.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Fountain; source.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A fountainhead; a source.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the source of water from which a stream arises
  • Word Usage
    "Making a fresh start from Fort Mandan, upon the seventh of April, 1805, there ensued a toilsome experience all the way to the headspring of"