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sobersault
† sobersault Obs. In 6 soubersawte, 7 sobresault, sobersalt. [ad. F. soubresaut, † -sault, ad. Prov. sobresaut, = Sp. sobresalto, f. L. suprā above + saltus leap.] A somersault.c 1530 Ld. Berners Arth. Lyt. Bryt. (1814) 248 Than came forth juglers..& tomblers wyth theyr soubersawtes. 1611 Cotgr., So...
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supersault
† supersault Obs. Also 6 -salt(e. [Alteration of OF. soubresaut (see sobersault) after L. super.] A somersault; also fig. hyperbole, exaggeration.1503 Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot. II. 387 Item, to the Inglis spelair, that playit the supersalt, v Franch crounis. 1535 Stewart Cron. Scot. (Rolls) III. 47...
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somersault
somersault, n. (ˈsʌməsɒlt, -ɔː-) Forms: α. 6– somersault (7 sommer-), 6–7 -saut, 7 -salt. β. 7–9 summersault, 7 -saut, -salt. γ. 7 sombersalt, simber salt. [ad. OF. sombresaut, -sault, alteration of sobresault: see sobersault.] A leap or spring in which a person turns heels over head in the air and ...
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