summerset

summerset
    n 1: an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head
         (either forward or backward) and return [syn: {somersault},
         {somerset}, {summersault}, {summerset}, {somersaulting},
         {flip}]
    

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.
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         Now I'll only
         Make him break his neck in doing a sommerset. --Beau. &
                                                  Fl.
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Summersault \Sum"mer*sault\, Summerset \Sum"mer*set\, n.
   See {Somersault}, {Somerset}.
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