box spring
noun
an upholstered bedspring composed of a number of helical springs, each in a cylindrical cloth pocket.
Origin of box spring
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby box spring
box seat,
box set,
box sill,
box social,
box spanner,
box spring,
box stall,
box staple,
box step,
box stoop,
box store
Example sentences from the Web for box spring
That box-spring with the mattress on the bed was made to order of the best material I could buy.
Polly in New York |Lillian Elizabeth Roy
British Dictionary definitions for box spring
box spring
noun
a coiled spring contained in a boxlike frame, used as base for mattresses, chairs, etc