Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An apparatus for automatically closing a door.
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Examples
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This question of a door-spring that made the door fly open when it should make it close roused a vivid spark in her soul.
Twilight in Italy 2003
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As Erica debated what to ask next, Bud edged out of his seat toward the far side of the Cat, tense as a fully stretched door-spring.
Till Hell Freezes Over Barton, Anne, 1931- 2003
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This question of a door-spring that made the door fly open when it should make it close roused a vivid spark in her soul.
Twilight in Italy 1907
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American patent door-spring, with directions: 'Fasten the spring either end up.
Twilight in Italy 1907
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It is an old scrap of print, the picture of an American patent door-spring, with directions: ‘Fasten the spring either end up.
Twilight in Italy 2003
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