box spring

noun

: a bedspring that consists of spiral springs attached to a foundation and enclosed in a cloth-covered frame

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Once in Colorado, the workers were packed eight people to a motel room — with just one mattress and box spring, the lawsuit states. Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024 Keep in mind that many newer innerspring beds also no longer require a box spring like innerspring beds of the past. Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024 Spring Back Colorado also charges $40 for each mattress and box spring that a consumer drops off. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024 While some hybrid mattresses are compatible with a box spring, others aren’t. Renee Cherry, SELF, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for box spring 

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of box spring was in 1851

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“Box spring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20spring. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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