springless
Americanadjective
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having no springs.
a springless bed.
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lacking liveliness or resilience; lifeless.
His shoulders drooped and his walk had become springless.
Etymology
Origin of springless
Example Sentences
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Then he had to transport the 12 painting fragments and the Tang bodhisattva for 18 weeks in a springless cart, wrapped in his underwear.
From New York Times
The captain reported later that the ship “shivered and shook like a springless wagon on a corduroy road” even if the sea was as “smooth as glass“.
From Scientific American
It arrived: a springless box on wheels, a hard and narrow seat on each side, the top encased in a heavy roof, with rattling glass windows.
From Project Gutenberg
These conveyances are springless, and about 9 feet long by 4 feet wide.
From Project Gutenberg
“The struggle of capital and labour,” began Felix learnedly, when a sudden jolt of the springless waggon threw him off his balance, and he had to cling to the sides.
From Project Gutenberg
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