somerset

plural somersets

1. archaicArchaic form of somersault.

   And Mr H will demonstrate / Ten somersets he'll undertake / On solid ground.

   1967, Lennon–McCartney, “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!”, performed by The Beatles

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   Remark, in any case, what somersets and contortions a dead Catholicism is making,—skilfully galvanised: hideous, and even piteous, to behold!

   1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter II, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume II (The Constitution), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book IV (Varennes), page 155

present singular third person somersets · participle present somersetting · participle present somerseting · participle past somersetted · past somersetted · participle past somerseted · past somerseted

1. archaicArchaic form of somersault.

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

   In Somerset, for example, the local farmers would often boil down the beet juice to create a honey tender, a viscous syrup that sweetened the harvest porridge.

   1922, Arthur J. P. Williams, Rural Industries of the West Country, page 42

   Synonyms: Somersetshire

2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.
   2. A census-designated place in Gunnison County, Colorado.
   3. An unincorporated community in Mountain Township, Saline County, Illinois.
   4. A census-designated place in Waltz Township, Wabash County, Indiana.
   5. A census-designated place in Miami County, Kansas.
   6. A home rule city, the county seat of Pulaski County, Kentucky.
   7. A town in Montgomery County, Maryland.
   8. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
   9. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
   10. A township in Steele County, Minnesota.
   11. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
   12. A neighbourhood of Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
   13. A census-designated place in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.
   14. A town and hamlet therein, in Niagara County, New York.
   15. A village in Perry County, Ohio.
   16. A borough, the county seat of Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
   17. A township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
   18. A township in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
   19. A city in Bexar County, Texas.
   20. A small town (unincorporated) in Windham County, Vermont.
   21. An unincorporated community in Orange County, Virginia.
   22. A neighbourhood of Bellevue, King County, Washington.
   23. A town and village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
3. A local government area in south-east Queensland, Australia; in full, Somerset Region.
4. A town in Waratah-Wynyard council area, north western Tasmania, Australia.
5. A surname.