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box spring

American  

noun

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

box spring British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of box spring

First recorded in 1890–95

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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

To minimize exposure, use dust-mite covers for your pillows, mattress, box spring and duvets.

From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2022

Smith did not own a gun, but police found the knife between his mattress and box spring.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022

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 bed, a brand-new mattress and box spring on wheels, is never made.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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