hot-water bag
Americannoun
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Inventions for which patents have recently been granted by the U. S. Patent Office: > A hot-water bag equipped with projecting fins to prevent burns.
From Time Magazine Archive
Place them against a hot-water bag, or hold them before an open fire; apply a hot flannel to the abdomen, or let the child lie upon its stomach across a hot-water bag.
From The Care and Feeding of Children A Catechism for the Use of Mothers and Children's Nurses by Holt, L. Emmett
It was found upon examination that a rubber hot-water bag, well filled with warm milk, was dangling from a strap that encircled the man's shoulders, shot-pouch fashion.
From Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike by Warman, Cy
One hot-water bag, good for all pains and aches, and a comfort when one is chilly.
From On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls by Beard, Lina
Julia Cloud fixed a hot-water bag to warm the chilled hands and feet.
From Cloudy Jewel by Hill, Grace Livingston
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