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Added 9 October 2026

headspring

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about headspring at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The source of water from which a stream arises.
they tracked him back toward the head of the stream

Origin

From Middle English head + spring.

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