springed

English

Etymology 1

From springe +‎ -ed (“past participle suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɹɪnd͡ʒd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪnd͡ʒd

Verb

springed

1. simple past and past participle of springe

Etymology 2

From spring +‎ -ed (“having, equipped with”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɹɪŋd/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪŋd

Adjective

springed (comparative more springed, superlative most springed)

1. (usually with preceding modifier) Having (a given type of) springs; equipped with (a given type of) springs.
   • 1970, Kazimierz Godłowski, “The chronology of the Late Roman and early migration periods in Central Europe”, in Acta scientiarum litterarumque: Schedae archeologicae‎^[1], Nakładem Uniwersytetu Jagiellonśkiego, page 22:

     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.

   • 2008 December 2, Irvine Welsh, Crime‎^[2], Random House, →ISBN, page 1:

     Snibbing 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.

   • 2012, Robert Laurence, Departure Lounge: A Novel‎^[3], Sunstone Press, →ISBN, page 117:

     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.

Translations

having springs

• Finnish: jousitettu (fi) (having springs); -jousinen (having certain type of springs)
• German: gefedert (de)

Anagrams

• Pridgens