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somersault

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

         Now I'll only Make him break his neck in doing a
         sommerset.                               --Beau. & Fl.

Source : WordNet®

somersault
     n : an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head
         (either forward or backward) and return [syn: {somersaulting},
          {flip}]
     v : do a somersault
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