Meanings
springed1
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of springe
springed2
comparative more springed · superlative most springed
- usuallyHaving (a given type of) springs; equipped with (a given type of) springs.
Michael Reid sat, leaning against the footboard at the end of the weak-springed bed, watched a cockroach walk boldly across the headboard at the other end, and tried to figure out what day it was.
2012, Robert Laurence, Departure Lounge: A Novel, Sunstone Press, →ISBN, page 1172 more examples
They were probably the work of individual craftsmen working to meet the chieftains' needs. Their place in the chronology of the big cemeteries is indicated by the less richly-decorated double-springed bronze brooches which are found here.
1970, Kazimierz Godłowski, “The chronology of the Late Roman and early migration periods in Central Europe”, in Acta scientiarum litterarumque: Schedae archeologicae, Nakładem Uniwersytetu Jagiellonśkiego, page 22Snibbing down the springed catch to secure a slatted wooden barrier, mindful of pained fingers past, she strategically pulled her hand back, thinking of it as a smart mouse stealing cheese from a trap.
2008 December 2, Irvine Welsh, Crime, Random House, →ISBN, page 1
springed3
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of spring (“spend the springtime”)
Origin
Translations
Finnish jousitettu, -jousinen
- jousitettuhaving springs
- -jousinenhaving springs
German gefedert
- gefederthaving springs
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with springed
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