Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A saddle padded behind the thigh and elsewhere so as to afford a partial support for the leg of the rider.
  • noun Same as somersault.
  • To turn a somersault or somerset.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun A maritime county in the west of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol channel.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
  • noun an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

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Examples

  • SOMERSET - Gunnar Smith was 2-for-4 and scored twice as Somerset downed visiting Westmont.

    The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA Homepage 2010

  • SOMERSET - Nicole Shaffer's fourth-inning grand slam broke the game open for Somerset.

    The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA Homepage 2010

  • SOMERSET - Arthur Herdzik, who has served as the village attorney for Lancaster for 20 years and has worked in the town of Cheektowaga, has been named the Somerset town attorney.

    unknown title 2009

  • SOMERSET - St. Matthias School, 170 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Somerset is now accepting registrations for the 2009-2010 school year.

    Home News Tribune - News 2009

  • SOMERSET - Somerset police say a woman has admitted she falsely claimed a stalker broke into her home and shot her, prompting a massive manhunt in Southeastern Massachusetts.

    SouthCoastToday.com Latest Headlines 2009

  • SOMERSET - Kyle Pucci, a member of the Somerset varsity wrestling team, has advanced to the MAWA (Middle Atlantic Wrestling Association) Eastern National Championships to be held May 2-3 in Salisbury, Md.

    News/local from www.dailyamerican.com 2009

  • SOMERSET - The Somerset girls varsity track team won two of three meets Wednesday while the Golden Eagle boys team lost all three meets.

    News/local from www.dailyamerican.com 2009

  • SOMERSET (AP) - It lasted all of 45 minutes and covered 173 miles, but to David Clayton the first commercial flight out of Somerset proved worth the effort.

    unknown title 2009

  • SOMERSET The Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center in Somerset has expanded its meeting space.

    Home News Tribune - News 2008

  • Mulberry, which makes its most expensive bags at its factory at Chilcompton in Somerset, is the sleeper success of the luxury goods sector.

    Mulberry bags reports sales rise of 80% Zoe Wood 2010

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