Summersault

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Somersault \Som"er*sault\, Somerset \Som"er*set\, n. [F.
     soubresaut a jump, leap, OF. soubresault, It. soprassalto an
     overleap, fr. L. supra over + saltus a leap, fr. salire to
     leap; or the French may be from Sp. sobresalto a sudden
     asault, a surprise. See {Supra}, and Salient.]
     A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and


     lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [Written also
     {summersault}, {sommerset}, {summerset}, etc.] "The vaulter's
     sombersalts." --Donne.
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           Now I'll only
           Make him break his neck in doing a sommerset. --Beau. &
                                                    Fl.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Summersault \Sum"mer*sault\, Summerset \Sum"mer*set\, n.
     See {Somersault}, {Somerset}.
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