bedspring

American  

[bed-spring] / ˈbɛdˌsprɪŋ /

noun

1. a set of springs for the support of a mattress.

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Etymology

Origin of bedspring

First recorded in 1910–15; bed + spring

Example Sentences

I heard my bedsprings squeak in the back room.

From Literature

When Max sat back down, the bedsprings whined.

From The New Yorker

The bedsprings creaked violently as she got up.

From Literature

PARADISE, Calif. — As heavy equipment hauls out mangled bedsprings, tree trunks and charred fireplace bricks, evidence of rebirth is emerging in this town scorched seven months ago by the most destructive fire in state history.

From Washington Post

“Once you touch it, it’s powder,” Swarthout said watching ashes billow gently up as his colleagues raked and dug their way past the few recognizable objects: a sink, cooking pots, bedsprings, a utility meter.

From Washington Post