fount means synonym of fountain (“a natural source of water”); a spring. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 75 out of 100.
fount is pronounced /faʊnt/.
noun
- Synonym of fountain (“a natural source of water”); a spring.“VVhy ſhould the vvorme intrude the maiden bud? / Or hatefull Kuckcovves [cuckoos] hatch in Sparrovvs neſts? / Or Todes infect faire founts vvith venome mud? / […] / But no perfection is ſo abſolute, / That ſome impuritie doth not pollute.”
- A device from which poultry may drink; a waterer.“A. H. Hews & Co., North Cambridge, Mass. Manufacturers of Poultry Water Founts. Capacities one quart, two quarts, three quarts, and four quarts. For sale, wholesale and retail.”
- That from which something proceeds; an origin, a source.“He is a real fount of knowledge!”