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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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
I ran back to the bedroom and yanked up the mattress to peek at the box spring.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 16, 2019
He sees a box spring and mattress without a frame.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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