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Contemporary wave of anti-caste activism and social justice movements led by Dalits?
The "Dalit Spring" refers to a contemporary wave of anti-caste activism and social justice movements led by Dalits—historically marginalized communities
Dalit_Spring
Indian doctoral student (1989–2016)
Radhika were Dalits. His suicide letter became a rallying cry for Dalit youth and was a big factor in the continuation of the Dalit Spring. Vemula was
Rohith_Vemula
Marginalized castes in India and South Asia
Dalit (English: /ˈdælɪt/, Hindi: [d̪əlɪt̪] from Sanskrit: दलित meaning "broken/scattered"), also called Harijans (Hindi: [ɦəɾɪdʒən]) is a term used for
Dalit
between 2019 and 2022. Dalit Spring, used to describe a wave of anti-caste activism in India from 2002 to 2018. Asian Spring is sometimes used to describe
Spring (political terminology)
Spring_(political_terminology)
Anti-caste literary movement
Dalit literature is a genre of Indian writing that focuses on the lives, experiences, and struggles of the Dalit community over centuries, in relation
Dalit_literature
Dalit literature refers to a body of writing across Indian languages that centers the lived experiences of Dalit communities, confronting caste-based discrimination
List_of_Dalit_works
Official designations given to various groups of indigenous people in India
category are sometimes referred to as Dalit, meaning "broken" or "dispersed". The term was popularised by the Dalit leader B. R. Ambedkar during the independence
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Scheduled_Castes_and_Scheduled_Tribes
Caste-based persecution
discrimination against Dalits has been observed in the countries such as Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, the UK, and the US. Most of the Dalits in the rural
Persecution_of_Dalits
Indian author
Indian writer, who is considered one of the earliest Dalit women figures who contributed to the early Dalit literary movement. She is known for an early critique
Muktabai_Salve
Christian theological approach
in the United States and South Africa, Palestinian liberation theology, Dalit theology in India, Minjung theology in South Korea, as well as liberation
Liberation_theology
Social classification practised in India
Outside of this system are the oppressed, marginalised, and persecuted Dalits (also known as "Untouchables") and Adivasis (tribals). Over time, the system
Caste_system_in_India
Affirmative action law in India
frequent instances of atrocities springing up across the country: for example, the assassination of the young, educated Dalit leader Emmanuel Sekaran in Tamil
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
Scheduled_Caste_and_Scheduled_Tribe_(Prevention_of_Atrocities)_Act,_1989
Indian Hindu spring festival of colours
(IPA: ['hoːli:, hoːɭiː]) is a major Hindu festival of colours, love, and spring. It celebrates the love between the deities Radha and Krishna. Additionally
Holi
Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer (1891–1956)
Nehru. He later renounced Hinduism and converted to Buddhism, inspiring the Dalit Buddhist movement. He was also a member of the Simon Commission in British
B._R._Ambedkar
Inherited discrimination
discrimination in the U.S. tech sector was also acknowledged by a group of Dalit female engineers from Microsoft, Google, Apple and other tech companies
Caste discrimination in the United States
Caste_discrimination_in_the_United_States
Satyagraha of water led by B R Ambedkar
Social Empowerment day in India. By the Indian caste system, untouchables (Dalits) were segregated from the other Hindu castes. They were banned from using
Mahad_Satyagraha
Renaissance leader (1879–1939)
as Poykayil Appachan or Poykayil Yohannan, was a spiritual leader, poet, Dalit emancipator, renaissance leader and the founder of the Prathyaksha Raksha
Poykayil_Yohannan
Country in South Asia
salutation Jai Bhim on the blackboard honours the jurist, social reformer, and Dalit leader B. R. Ambedkar. The Madrasah of the Masjid-i-Ala mosque in Srirangapatna
India
attacked SAD-BJP government as "anti-Dalit" and Arvind Kejriwal as a "baniya" who had "always worked against Dalit and Scheduled Caste people" before he
2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election
Indian poet
adopted by Manohar Biswas, a bilingual poet, essayist, and luminary figure in Dalit Literature from the Bengal region. Manohar Mouli Biswas, born into the Namasudra
Manohar_Mouli_Biswas
Indian police officer
government job, he joined Bahujan Samaj Party, with a calling that it was time "Dalits and Bahujans strive to achieve political power" in the state. He lost from
R._S._Praveen_Kumar
Prime Minister of India since 2014
on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017. "Narendra Modi is 'anti-Dalit': Congress". DNA. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February
Narendra_Modi
Indian organisation founded by B R Ambedkar (1924–1928)
of Socialism in India. Springer Nature. p. 37. ISBN 978-3-030-80375-9. Keer 1990, p. 62. Kshirasagara, Ramchandra (1994). Dalit Movement in India and Its
Bahishkrit_Hitakarini_Sabha
State in northwestern India
Region falling within the Haryana state. The only hot spring in Haryana is the Sohna Sulphur Hot Spring at Sohna in Gurgaon district. Tosham Hill range has
Haryana
Religious group
have not shed all their prejudices against the Dalit castes such as the Mazhabi and Ravidasia. While Dalits were allowed entry into the village gurdwaras
Sikhs
Indian activist
but stays an outcast". Indian Express. Retrieved 7 April 2010. "A Defiant Dalit Woman's Fight for Justice". PUCL Bulletin Vol. XIV No. 10. People's Union
Bhanwari_Devi
Sexual violence in India
assault victims were Dalits in 2007, where nearly 16% of Indian population is classified as Dalit. There were 391 cases of rape of Dalit victims reported
Rape_in_India
Topics referred to by the same term
Panthers (Israel), Israeli protest movement Dalit Panthers, revolutionary anti-caste organization founded by dalits in Maharashtra, India Gray Panthers, American
Panther
Indian caste
1913, Shilpkar Sudharini Sabha, held a convention for the uplifting of Dalits and oppressed people of the area, known as the Shilpkar Mahasabha in Uttarakhand
Shilpkar
Indian politician
Muslim Mahaz, concerned with fighting discrimination against lower-caste and Dalit Muslims. He was a two-time Member of the Parliament of India for Bihar in
Ali_Anwar
Political party in India
upper-class support base and received significant support from middle-class and Dalit people, as well as among other Backward classes. Its support among Muslims
Bharatiya_Janata_Party
American sociologist (born 1965)
Partha Chatterjee Radio Interview about Bernie Sanders Interview about Dalit Movement Capitalism and the State, lecture to Brecht Forum program. Marxism
Vivek_Chibber
Alzheimer's disease. V. T. Rajshekar, 92, Indian journalist, founder of Dalit Voice. Jodi Rell, 78, American politician, governor (2004–2011) and lieutenant
Deaths_in_November_2024
Political party in India
Hindus in various assembly and local body elections. In 1986 the first Dalit Mayor of Municipal Corporation Hyderabad Kalra Prakash Rao, then Anumula
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
All_India_Majlis-e-Ittehadul_Muslimeen
Punjabi poet
formerly a Dalit Mirasi Muslim courtesan(tawaif) and prostitute named Ayesha. Little is known about Piro's life. She apparently had Dalit origins. Her
Piro_Preman
Indian bandit and politician (1963–2001)
later clarified that the dead men were seventeen Thakurs, one Muslim, one Dalit and one member of Other Backward Classes. Phoolan Devi was charged in absentia
Phoolan_Devi
Ethnic group
derived from the Sanskrit डोम (doma), may refer to the Doma (caste), a Dalit sub-group traditionally associated with musicians and dancers. The Romani
Romani_people
Indian educater and social reformer (1831–1898)
considered an important figure in Dalit feminism. Writer and critic Anita Bharti refers her as the backbone of the Dalit feminist movement and an ideal for
Savitribai_Phule
Indian scholar and feminist critic (born 1942)
been engaged in teaching adults and children among the landless illiterate Dalit people living in western West Bengal. In 1997, her friend Lore Metzger,
Gayatri_Chakravorty_Spivak
Public technical universities in India
dropouts, suicides: Unravelling IIT's casteism problem". 28 March 2023. "Two Dalit Students' Suicides in Two Months Highlight 'Institutionalised Discrimination'
Indian Institutes of Technology
Indian_Institutes_of_Technology
20th chief minister of Bihar
Front" gangraped and murdered ten Dalit women, in retaliation, the left wing militants all belonging either Dalit or Backward Castes killed thirty five
Lalu_Prasad_Yadav
Ethnic group/class in India and Nepal
of a private army called the Bhumi Sena, which perpetrated massacres of Dalits and other atrocities. The Koeris have always led the battle of weaker sections
Kushwaha
Oxford University Press. p. 130. ISBN 9780190623890. Shyam Singh, 2010. "Dalit Movement and Emergence of the Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh: Politics
List of political parties in India
List_of_political_parties_in_India
Indian historian
Royal Society Te Apārangi. Bandyopadhyay is known for his research on the Dalit caste of Bengal. Bandyopadhyay was born to Nanigopal Bandyopadhyay, a professor
Sekhar_Bandyopadhyay
Peasant uprising under the leadership of Left wing organizations
and their fellow castemen often led to attack on Dalit bastis (rural settlements inhabited by Dalits) and forcing latter into submission through economic
Naxalite_movement_in_Bhojpur
Indian fair
Tiruppukal Vinayagar Agaval Other texts Hindu culture and society Society Dalit Dasa Dvija Gotra Jāti Kayastha Varna Brahmin Kshatriya Vaishya Shudra Hindu
2025_Prayag_Maha_Kumbh_Mela
their faith in secret or hiding, due to the fear of persecution; especially Dalit (Outcaste) or Adivasi (Aboriginal) Christians resort to crypsis, because
Christianity_in_India
Contemporary Indian branch of Buddhism
"untouchable" family during the colonial era of India, studied abroad, and became a Dalit leader. In 1935, he announced his intent to convert from Hinduism to a different
Navayana
Chhatrapati of the Marathas from 1674 to 1680
Sunder, B. Shyam (1987). They Burn: The 160,000,000 Untouchables of India. Dalit Sahitya Akademy. Chand, Shyam (2002). Saffron Fascism. Hemkunt Publishers
Shivaji
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial, Mumbai
Retrieved 20 October 2015. "Ambedkar memorial design fails to impress Dalit leaders". Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
Statue_of_Equality_(Ambedkar)
2021 film by Sekhar Kammula
was released earlier that year, saying that both the protagonists were Dalit Christian but were deprived of a happy ending. Murali Krishna Ch of Cinema
Love_Story_(2021_film)
Symbol in Tibetan Buddhist art
Women in Tibetan Tantric Buddhism." The Tibet Journal. Vol. XXII, No. 1. Spring 1997, pp. 12-34. "Natural Awareness: Mahamudra texts". www.naturalawareness
Yab-Yum
Electronic musical instrument
Yusupova, Jorge Antunes, Vladimir Komarov, Anis Fuleihan,, Fazıl Say, and Dalit Warshaw. In 2019 in Kobe, Japan, the Matryomin ensemble, a group of 289
Theremin
Type of marriage in Nepal
assistance for Dalit women" who were left jilted by their upper-caste husbands. In January 2004, Manoj Khanga, a member of the Dalit community, and Parbati
Inter-caste_marriage_in_Nepal
Viktor Pál and Iris Borowy write, "Some Dalit groups worldwide take consumption of beef as a marker of Dalit cultural identity and organise beef-festivals
Vegetarianism_in_Hinduism
Hindu temple in Maharashtra, India
Vajrabhagawati (Vajreshwari) for a month by giving her a bath of the water of hot springs. This place is also called Nath Bhoomi, a land of Nathas. The original
Vajreshwari_Temple
The Everest Chronicle. May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. "Nepal's first Dalit Everest summiteer dies during acclimatisation climb". The Everest Chronicle
List of people who died climbing Mount Everest
List_of_people_who_died_climbing_Mount_Everest
Sindhi adherents of Hinduism
India's Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi Among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits. University of Chicago Press. p. 281. ISBN 9780226340500. Retrieved 15 September
Sindhi_Hindus
Violent tactic resulting in the attacker's intentional death
India. 18 January 2019. Mukherjee, Oishi (31 July 2018). "Kuyili: The Dalit Commander Whose Sacrifice Remains An Unsung Tale". Feminism in India. Retrieved
Suicide_attack
Culinary tradition
Hindu castes in the Dalit fold, substantially covered in their literature and often displayed at their food festivals. As Dalit communities were restricted
Indian_cuisine
Social marginalisation within tribes of South Asia
Delhi: Springer (Accepted for Spring 2022 publication). Christopher, Stephen. 2022. "Critique of the Spirit: Vernacular Christianity in the Dalit-Tribal
Tribal_casteism
Politics of the contemporary Indian state of Punjab (1967–present)
days from 20 September 2021 to 16 March 2022 and was from Scheduled Caste(Dalit) who have 32 percent population in the state. Other prominent party is Bahujan
Politics_of_Punjab,_India
Islamist movement and militant group based in Lebanon
and 165 Israelis including soldiers. In 2010, Hezbollah claimed that the Dalit and Tamar gas field, discovered by Noble Energy roughly 80 km (50 mi) west
Hezbollah
number of the victims of these lynchings have been Muslims, as well as Dalits (members of the lowest caste in India’s traditional hierarchy). This has
List of incidents of cow vigilante violence in India
List_of_incidents_of_cow_vigilante_violence_in_India
1984 Indian military operation
mass-cremated surreptitiously. The government bribed and threatened local Dalit sweepers into handling the corpses, promising them possession of anything
Operation_Blue_Star
Range of Indian religious traditions
India – both of which emphasise the lunar cycle. Their new year starts in spring. In regions such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the solar cycle is emphasised
Hinduism
баскетболист и тренер Гладун (in Russian) The death has occurred of Sonia Hoey Dalit Bandhu NK Jose, veteran historian of Kerala's subaltern struggles, dies
Deaths_in_March_2024
Indian historian
studies. He recently started a course at Emory University, US, combining Dalit history with that of African Americans. He is known for his proposition
Gyanendra_Pandey_(historian)
India's domestic intelligence agency
World: Imperial Intelligence and Revolutionary Nationalism, 1905-1939. Springer Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 978-3-030-18042-3. Retrieved 19 November 2024. Dover
Intelligence_Bureau_(India)
Indian caste
Christian Vellalars, including Kovilpillai, often segregated themselves from Dalit converts during worship, maintaining exclusive control over church leadership
Vellalar
Ancient Eurasian icon and Nazi symbol
swastika chiselled into the monastery portal and also the wall above the spring grotto in the courtyard by 1868. Their origin was the personal coat of arms
Swastika
Indian Hindutva paramilitary organisation
Dalits from worshipping at temples, saying that "even God will desert the temple in which Dalits cannot enter". However, Bhanwar Meghwanshi, a Dalit former
Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh
Development Centre Colin Clark (1977). Population Growth and Land Use. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 64. ISBN 9781349157754. Angus Maddison (2001)
Demographics_of_India
English actress (born 1934)
India's poorest and most oppressed people, mainly, though not exclusively, Dalits. On 22 July 2010, Dench was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters
Judi_Dench
and certain entertainers, may be considered a Japanese analog of India's Dalits. Historically, discrimination against these occupational groups was based
Demographics_of_Japan
Social stratification conferring status
Untouchable communities are sometimes called Dalit or Harijan in contemporary literature. In 2001, Dalits were 16.2% of India's population. Most of the
Caste
Ethnoreligious group
before or after was a nation's name expunged as the result of rebellion. Dalit Rom-Shiloni, Exclusive Inclusivity: Identity Conflicts Between the Exiles
Jews
Pandharpur". The Hindu. 2014-07-05. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-12-04. "A Dalit at the temple door". Mintlounge. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2022-12-04. "In Chokhamela's
List of places of worship in Maharashtra
List_of_places_of_worship_in_Maharashtra
Political party in India
was held, 42 Dalits were burned alive in the Tamil Nadu village of Kizhavenmani. The massacre was a retaliation from landlords after Dalit labourers had
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)
Indian religion and philosophy
and Indian thought, Springer, ISBN 978-0-306-45844-6, retrieved 10 March 2012 Pavāra, Urmilā (2009), The weave of my life: a Dalit woman's memoirs, Columbia
Buddhism
Territorial conflict in South Asia
ISBN 978-0-300-26271-1 Bhatia, Mohita (2020), Rethinking Conflict at the Margins: Dalits and Borderland Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir, Cambridge University Press,
Kashmir_conflict
Species of tree that has an edible durian fruit
Cze (2015). Aplikasi Tepung Biji Durian Dalit (Durio graveolens) Dalam Keropok Ikan [Application of Durian Dalit (Durio graveolens) Seed Flour in Fish Crackers]
Durio_graveolens
Land service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
during the onset of the inhospitable winter and were to be reoccupied in spring. The troops that took control of these areas received important support
Indian_Army
Theory of discrimination
another". In South Asia, Dalit feminists have drawn on intersectional analysis to emphasize the compounded marginalization faced by Dalit women, who experience
Intersectionality
Historically persecuted people
compared to the caste system in India, with the Cagots being compared to the Dalits. More recently the treatment of the Cagots including the restriction to
Cagot
Indian politician and former First Minister of Madras Presidency (1892-1974)
p. 231. ISBN 978-81-250-2495-8. Rajawat, Mamta (2005). Encyclopaedia of Dalits in India. Anmol Publications PVT Ltd. p. 245. ISBN 978-81-261-2084-0. Baliga
P._T._Rajan
Founder of Buddhism
S. (16 September 2020). The History of Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya. Springer Nature. p. 80. ISBN 978-981-15-8067-3. Archived from the original on 11
The_Buddha
1947 division of British India
caste leadership. Mahatma Gandhi, who was seen as a leading advocate for Dalit rights, went on a fast to persuade the British to repeal these separate
Partition_of_India
Overview of religion in the Indian state of Kerala
Marthoma (6.60%) Syrian Chaldean (0.43%) CSI (4.50%) Pentecost (4.30%) Dalit Christian (2.60%) Latin Catholic (13.2%) Others (5.47%) The 2011 Indian
Religion_in_Kerala
2012 film by Gauri Shinde
encourages Dalit girls in Bihar". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012. NDTV. "English Vinglish encourages Dalit girls
English_Vinglish
India's highest civilian award
posthumously honoring B. R. Ambedkar, apparently in a bid to please the Dalit voters. Later, Ravi Shankar was accused of lobbying for the award. The posthumous
Bharat_Ratna
Indian polymath (1861–1941)
against these, he penned Dalit heroes for his poems and his dramas, and he campaigned—successfully—to open Guruvayoor Temple to Dalits. Dutta and Robinson
Rabindranath_Tagore
Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990
police officers to not kill her in a police encounter to secure the votes of Dalits (though Phoolan's 22 gang members were killed). Singh was an upper caste
V._P._Singh
Australian theologian
Engels and the Foundations of Socialist Governance. SpringerBriefs in Philosophy. Singapore: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-981-16-4695-9. ISBN 978-981-16-4694-2
Roland_Boer
State of living together as spouses while unmarried
whom marriage was undesirable, such as a woman from an lower-caste or a Dalit woman. Children born of concubinage followed the caste categorization of
Concubinage
ISBN 978-1-351-77299-0. As a result, whatever their chosen religion, Panjabi dalits are invariably defined by caste: either they are grouped together as 'untouchable'
List_of_religious_slurs
rights for marginalised groups in Indian society, e.g. children, women, Dalits and tribes to establish rule of law through participatory activism against
People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights
People's_Vigilance_Committee_on_Human_Rights
Ancient Semitic maritime civilization
PMC 9500526. PMID 36159977. Ringbauer, Harald; Salman-Minkov, Ayelet; Regev, Dalit; Olalde, Iñigo; Peled, Tomer; Sineo, Luca; Falsone, Gioacchino; van Dommelen
Phoenicia
Punjabi poet and theologist
"Waiting for spring". Himal Southasian. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2020. Abraham, Joshil K.; Misrahi-Barak, Judith (24 July 2015). Dalit Literatures
Daya_Singh_Arif
Seven sages of Hinduism, Jainism
Present and Future. International System of Units. Springer Series in Materials Science: 122. Springer. pp. 7–8. ISBN 9783642007378. Paraphrased: Mahayuga
Saptarshi
DALIT SPRING
DALIT SPRING
Girl/Female
African Arabic American
Gentle.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Dahlia, DALIA means "dahlia flower" or "valley flower."
Boy/Male
Sikh
The conqueror of forces, Victorious army
Girl/Female
French
Pleasure.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Dahlia, Flower
Boy/Male
Muslim
Brave
Girl/Female
Australian, Hebrew
Drawing Water
Boy/Male
Muslim
Conductor. Guide.
Boy/Male
Indian
Brave
Boy/Male
Hindu
Known
Boy/Male
Muslim
Another name of God, Evidence, Guide
Boy/Male
Hindi
Fertile.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Strong, Solid, Firm, Sharp
Female
Hebrew
(גָּלִית) Variant form of Hebrew Gal, GALIT means "mound, wave."
Boy/Male
Sikh
King
Girl/Female
Indian
Dahlia, Flower
Boy/Male
Hindu
Of great beauty, Beautiful
Male
Hindi/Indian
(ललित) Hindi myth name of one of Krishna's childhood playmates, LALIT means "playful."
Boy/Male
Indian
Another name of God, Evidence, Guide
Girl/Female
Hebrew
God is my judge.
DALIT SPRING
DALIT SPRING
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
More Knowledgeable; Better Informed; Hard; Rock
Boy/Male
Tamil
Handsome
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Swan
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
One who Radiates the Lord's Light
Girl/Female
Russian
Christian.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Desirous, Willing
Biblical
that weeps; who deserves to be bewailed
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from the usual vernacular English form (recorded from the 13th century onward) of the New Testament Greek personal name Andreas.The surname Andrew was first brought to North America from England by Robert Andrew (died 1668), who settled in Boxford, MA.
Boy/Male
Tamil
To glow
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Goddess of Desire; Goddess Parvati
DALIT SPRING
DALIT SPRING
DALIT SPRING
DALIT SPRING
DALIT SPRING
n.
A South African gazelle (Gazella euchore) noted for its graceful form and swiftness, and for its peculiar habit of springing lighty and suddenly into the air. It has a white dorsal stripe, expanding into a broad patch of white on the rump and tail. Called also springer.
n.
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.
n.
A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also the fish davit.
n.
Curved arms of timber or iron, projecting over a ship's side of stern, having tackle to raise or lower a boat, swing it in on deck, rig it out for lowering, etc.; -- called also boat davits.
superl.
Abounding with springs or fountains; wet; spongy; as, springy land.
n.
The act or process of one who, or that which, springs.
n.
The season of spring; springtide.
n.
One who, or that which, springs; specifically, one who rouses game.
n.
Growth; increase; also, that which springs up; a shoot; a plant.
n.
A springe.
v. i.
A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare.
n.
Delight.
v. t.
To catch in a springe; to insnare.
n.
The state or quality of being springly.
superl.
Resembling, having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a spring; elastic; as, springy steel; a springy step.
n.
A little spring.
n.
The impost, or point at which an arch rests upon its support, and from which it seems to spring.
n.
The bottom stone of an arch, which lies on the impost. The skew back is one form of springer.
n.
The time of spring; springtime.