box spring

noun

1. an upholstered bedspring composed of a number of helical springs, each in a cylindrical cloth pocket.

box spring

noun

1. a coiled spring contained in a boxlike frame, used as base for mattresses, chairs, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of box spring¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

We stacked up those mattresses and box springs to reach the hole.

From Vox

They put a couple mattresses and box springs in there for us to sit on.

From Vox

That box-spring with the mattress on the bed was made to order of the best material I could buy.

From Project Gutenberg

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