box spring
Americannoun
noun
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
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
His only furniture was a box spring, a mattress, a chair, and two crates for a table.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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