1584 W. Averell Dyall for Dainty Darlings sig. D.i This filthie Tode..reuerted from the meate, and respringing from the same, leapt suddenlie into the face of this Lordlie sonne.

1615 E. Sandys Sacred Hymns sig. A2^v Of spirit sublime, dooth various lifes..Through land and sea disperse; hence beasts, hence fish, each crauling thing, Birds, trees, herbs, flours, fruits, spices rare, yea mettals deep respring.

1816 R. Southey Poet's Pilgrimage to Waterloo Proem 13 Yet at the present object love re-springs.

1860 Ladies' Repository Aug. 90/2 His heart ever being devoured, and yet re-springing under the beak of the ravenous vulture.

1911 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 10 Oct. 10/6 A..snake on Cedros island which, when approached by the captain, sprang at him, quickly recoiled and resprung, emitting a black, poisonous venom.

1984 M. Kelley Private Woman, Public Stage viii. 208 Apparently, however, hope for the single woman will respring eternal.

1873 A. Singh tr. Sakhee Bk. lxvi. 123 As a man in a dream can form thousand sorts of shapes, so by divine contemplations the forgotten truth is re-sprung.

1911 E. H. Angle in E. C. Kirk Amer. Text-bk. Operative Dentistry (rev. ed.) xxi. 802 Giving the spurs a slight twist, and respringing them into position.

1988 Sci. News 18 June 393/3 When the hopper finishes at its initial site, its legs will be drawn up and resprung to kick it to a new site.

2007 Irish Independent (Nexis) 11 June Mone, who had picked up a booking and a ticking and was substituted, was noticeably resprung from the bench in the dying stages.

1785 W. Marshall Planting & Ornamental Gardening 552 In a Wood,..a different conduct ought to be observed; more especially if it be designed to be re-sprung.

1788 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Yorks. I. xi. 237 This method of raising woods is called ‘springing’ them; or, with greater propriety, re-springing them.

1875 Catal. Libr. & Mus. Worshipful Company Clockmakers 69 A fine old specimen of a pocket chronometer, in silver gilt case... Re-sprung by Charles Frodsham for the purpose of testing the compensation.

1880 Mrs. W. P. Byrne Curiosities of Search Room ii. 26 A gentleman wanted his easy-chair covered and re-springed, and sent for an upholsterer.

1929 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 17 Feb. (Automobile Show Number section) 6/2 The cars are entirely resprung.

1950 Long Beach (Calif.) Independent 30 Apr. 13 a (advt.) Walker's will reupholster, rebuild, repad, respring and reweb where needed and include 14 yards of fine quality fabric.

2003 O. S. Card Crystal City xvi. 347 She spent her day cushioning the carriage while workmen resprung it.