box springnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɒks ˌsprɪŋ/us/ˈbɑːks ˌsprɪŋ/a spring or set of springs fastened to a frame and covered in cloth, for supporting a bed
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Beds & parts of beds
- air mattress
- airbed
- bassinet
- bed
- bedpost
- berth
- carrycot
- couch
- couchette
- crib
- divan
- double bed
- headboard
- Li-lo
- mattress
- queen-size
- rollaway
- trundle bed
- twin bed
- waterbed
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Examples from literature
- There is only one objection to the box spring: when the bedbug once effects an entrance therein, the days of that spring are numbered, for there is no evicting him.