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somerset

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈsʌm.ə.sɛt/Part of speech nounSorted eemorsstStarts with SEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

Word origin

From Old English Sumorsǣte, which is short for Sumortūnsǣte, meaning "the people living at or dependent upon Sumortūn (Somerton)". An alternative suggestion is that the name derives from *Seo-mere-sætan meaning "settlers by the sea lakes".

Used in a sentence

  • Remark, in any case, what somersets and contortions a dead Catholicism is making,—skilfully galvanised: hideous, and even piteous, to behold!
  • And Mr H will demonstrate / Ten somersets he'll undertake / On solid ground.

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