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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of box spring

First recorded in 1890–95

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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

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

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022

She stood next to a waterlogged twin mattress and box spring — the remnants of water damage sustained after a fire two floors above forced her from her home days after Christmas.

From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 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 dropped down beside the bed and shoved one arm under the crippled box spring.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

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