somerset

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Posted by somerset, on April 17th, 2009 at 9: 12 am EDT

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  1. noun See somersault.
  2. intransitive verb To perform a somersault.

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  • We had scarcely lost sight of his feet, as he shot through the heart of the wave, when such a dash took place as must have crushed him to pieces had he stuck by his catamaran, which was whisked instantly afterwards, by a kind of somerset, completely out of the water by its rebounding off the sandbank. —  The Lieutenant and Commander
  • Oldest first | Newest First al zheimer of somerset, ME —  Maine News Updates - Central Maine Newspapers, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
  • The school provides a welcoming environment for students, parents and carers alike and serves the whole community. tphillis@gordano. n-somerset.sch.uk
  • The school provides a welcoming environment for students, parents and carers alike and serves the whole community. www. gordano.n-somerset.sch.uk
  • From £36,692 - £46,167 depending on skills and experience (pay award pending) .. development initiatives. somerset but for exceptional candidates location m …. —  Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk
 

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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Alteration of somersault.

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  1. Also summerset; from somerset, n.
  2. So named from Lord Fitzroy Somerset, for whom such a saddle was made, he having lost his leg below the knee.
 

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/ˈsəmərsɛt/
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