Spring"let (?), n. A little spring.
But yet from out the little hill Oozes the slender springlet still.
Sir W. Scott.
Spring"tail` (?), n. (Zoöl.) 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.
Spring"tide (?), n. The time of spring; springtime. Thomson.
Spring"time` (?), n. The season of spring; springtide.
Spring"y (?), a. [Compar. Springier (?); superl. Springiest.] [From
Spring.] 1. Resembling, having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a
spring; elastic; as, springy steel; a springy step.
Though her little frame was slight, it was firm and springy.
Sir W. Scott.