Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Spring gun — Spring Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spring-gun — A spring gun is a gun, often a shotgun, rigged to fire when a string or other triggering device is tripped by contact of sufficient force to spring the trigger so that anyone stumbling over or treading on them would discharge it and wound… … Wikipedia
spring gun — noun a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it off • Syn: ↑set gun • Hypernyms: ↑gun * * * noun : set gun * * * spring gun, 1. a gun fixed in place as a boob … Useful english dictionary
spring gun — /ˈsprɪŋ gʌn/ (say spring gun) noun a gun fired as a result of a person coming into contact with a string or wire attached to it, used to deter trespassers …
spring gun — noun a gun rigged to fire when a string is tripped … Wiktionary
spring-gun — … Useful english dictionary
Spring — Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its former… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spring back — Spring Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spring balance — Spring Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spring beam — Spring Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
