bedspring

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US/ˈbɛdˌspɹɪŋ/

noun

A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.

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Meanings

nounbedspring (plural bedsprings)

plural bedsprings

  1. A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.

    This morning not even the cry of a bedspring disturbed the silence, and John seemed, therefore, to be listening to his own unspeaking doom.

    1953, James Baldwin, Go Tell It on the Mountain, New York, N.Y.: Knopf, →OCLC, part 1 (The Seventh Day)

Origin

From bed + spring.

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Translations

French sommier
  • sommierbed springs
Polish stelaż ze sprężynami
  • stelaż ze sprężynamibed springs
Portuguese estrado de molas
  • estrado de molasbed springs
Cite this entry
APA

bedspring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedspring

MLA

“bedspring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedspring. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedspring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedspring.

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