Founder

fownd'er, v. [-ered (-erd), -ering.] (Naut.) To with water, and sink, as a ship; to fail, miscarry; to trip, fall, stumble and go lame, as ahorse. — v. To cause sorene in the feet or limbs of, so as to lame,— said of a horse. — n. (Far.) A lamene from inflammation in a horse's foot; inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism. [OF.jondrer, to sink in (a bog, etc.), fr. fond, fundus, bottom.] — Found'erous, -Sr-us, a. Failing; liable to sink from beneath. Fount, Fountain, fownt'in, n. A spring or natural source of water an artificially produced jet or 6tream of water; structure in which such a jet or stream flows origin first cause. [OF. funt,font, — funtaine, LL. fontana, L. fans, font is, a spring.] — Fount'ain-head, n. Primary source original. Font, n. A fountain, spring; a basin for water in baptism. [OF.; AS. fant, L./ons.]