Defn: A springe. [Prov. Eng.]
SPRINGLET
Spring"let, n.
Defn: A little spring.
But yet from out the little hill Oozes the slender springlet still.
Sir W. Scott.
SPRING STEEL
Spring steel.
Defn: A variety of steel, elastic, strong, and tough, rolled for springs, etc.
SPRINGTAIL
Spring"tail`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of small apterous insects belonging to the order Thysanura. They have two elastic caudal stylets which can be bent under the abdomen and then suddenly extended like a spring, thus enabling them to leap to a considerable distance. See Collembola, and Podura.
SPRINGTIDE
Spring"tide, n.
Defn: The time of spring; springtime. Thomson.
SPRINGTIME
Spring"time`, n.