bedspring

[ bed-spring ]
/ ˈbɛdˌsprɪŋ /

noun

a set of springs for the support of a mattress.

Origin of bedspring

First recorded in 1910–15; bed + spring

Words nearby bedspring

bedside manner, bedsit, bedsonia, bedsore, bedspread, bedspring, bedstand, bedstead, bedstraw, bedtick, bedtime

Example sentences from the Web for bedspring

  • Then, some time before sunrise, the rattle of milk-carts remind me of Mrs. Milliken's bedspring and mattress, and I go to bed.

    A Top-Floor Idyl |George van Schaick

  • Willis saw his first bedspring about 50 years ago and he still thinks a feather mattress superior to the store-bought variety.

    Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States |Work Projects Administration

  • Sometimes his father comes out to see him—an old fellow with bedspring whiskers.

    Mortmain |Arthur Cheny Train

  • He heard the creaking of his bedspring and the soft pat of Scotty's bare feet as his pal swung to the floor.

    Smugglers' Reef |John Blaine