box spring
Americannoun
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box springs
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of box spring
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Vibrant pink bedside tables add a punch of color on either side of the blue and white checked handcrafted Hästens mattress, which sells for $30,000 and includes the bed, box spring and mattress topper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 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
The rest of us went to bed on the box spring.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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