cold pack
noun
a cold towel, ice bag, etc., applied to the body to reduce swelling, relieve pain, etc.
cold pack
1 American
[kohld pak]
/ ˈkoʊld ˌpæk /
noun
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a cold towel, ice bag, etc., applied to the body to reduce swelling, relieve pain, etc.
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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.
cold-pack
2
American
[kohld-pak]
/ ˈkoʊldˌpæk /
verb (used with object)
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to place a cold pack on.
to cold-pack a feverish patient.
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to can (food) by the cold-pack method.
cold pack
British
noun
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a method of lowering the body temperature by wrapping a person in a sheet soaked in cold water
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the sheet so used
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a tinning process in which raw food is packed in cans or jars and then heated
Etymology
Origin of cold pack1
First recorded in 1905–10
Origin of cold-pack2
First recorded in 1920–25
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A local handyman, Arsenio García, gingerly guarded a carry-on with a melting cold pack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
She was given medications, a cold pack and a cold shower.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
It arrives at physicians’ offices in a shoebox-size kit equipped with a blood vial, a cold pack and instructions.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2022
Laura says she could feel her lip becoming increasingly swollen, and her therapist tried massaging it and putting a cold pack on it.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2021
The cold pack makes me shiver, and I realize I should have changed out of my wet clothes before eating.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
So leaving my small daughter with my mother, I went to the Normal School at DeKalb, Illinois, and heard and saw for the first time cold-pack canning.
From Every Step in Canning by Grace Viall Gray
As a result of that trip, the first story ever published on cold-pack canning appeared in The Country Gentleman and I had the pleasure of writing it.
From Every Step in Canning by Grace Viall Gray
The equipment required for the cold-pack canning method and the procedure in performing the work are taken up in detail, so that every point concerning the work may be thoroughly understood.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
This illustration likewise serves to demonstrate that any food may be successfully canned by the one-period cold-pack method, a claim that cannot be made for the other canning methods.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
The best process for canning such foods is the one-period cold-pack method.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
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