cold-pack

[kohld-pak]

verb (used with object)

to place a cold pack on: to cold-pack a feverish patient.
to can (food) by the cold-pack method.

Origin of cold-pack

First recorded in 1920–25

cold pack

noun

a cold towel, ice bag, etc., applied to the body to reduce swelling, relieve pain, etc.
Also called cold-pack method, raw-pack method. a method of canning uncooked food by placing it in hot jars or cans and sterilizing in a bath of boiling water or steam.

Compare hot pack.

Origin of cold pack

First recorded in 1905–10

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Examples from the Web for cold-pack

Historical Examples of cold-pack

(a) How and when should jars be closed in the cold-pack method?
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
They are the "open-kettle," the "intermittent," the "cold-water" and the "cold-pack" methods.
Every Step in Canning
Grace Viall Gray
For this "cold-pack" method you can use whatever equipment you have in the kitchen.
Every Step in Canning
Grace Viall Gray
Blanching is what makes for success in the cold-pack method of canning.
Every Step in Canning
Grace Viall Gray
For the salad here shown, tomatoes and beans canned by the cold-pack method were used.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

British Dictionary definitions for cold-pack

cold pack

noun

1. a method of lowering the body temperature by wrapping a person in a sheet soaked in cold water
2. the sheet so used
a tinning process in which raw food is packed in cans or jars and then heated

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cold-pack in Medicine

cold pack

A compress of gauze, cloth, or plastic filled or moistened with a cold fluid and applied externally to swollen or injured body parts to relieve pain and swelling.