box spring
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of box spring
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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On Wednesday, Wolfum textile designer Annabel Inganni was thinking about her 14-year-old son as she waited to pick up a free mattress and box spring at Living Spaces in Monrovia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
Message: I’m presently sleeping on the floor I’m low income and can’t afford to buy a mattress and box spring.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2022
Under a tree, Yeidi and her mother spotted a rusting box spring, left behind on the night of the evictions.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
The boudoir here has no four-poster bed or even a headboard, just a single mattress on a box spring with an unstable pile of books nearby.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2020
I dropped down beside the bed and shoved one arm under the crippled box spring.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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