SOMERSET

somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip

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

Somerset

(noun) a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Proper noun

Somerset

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

A home rule city, the county seat of Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States.

A county seat borough, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Noun

somerset (plural somersets)

Archaic spelling of somersault.

Source: Wiktionary

Som"er*sault, Som"er*set, n. Etym: [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.]

Definition: 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. Now I'll only Make him break his neck in doing a sommerset. Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition