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,. Also called 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
Example Sentences
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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
I wore fleece and sweatpants under blankets and slept comfortably on an autumn night that bottomed out around 50 degrees, but if you run cold, pack thermal base layers.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 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
This is the way to operate a can sealer: Prepare the fruits and vegetables as for any canning, following directions formerly given for cold-pack canning.
From Every Step in Canning by Grace Viall Gray
A number of such devices are manufactured for canning by the cold-pack method, but it is possible to improvise one in the home.
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
A little circular was put in my hand one day at a federated club meeting announcing the fact that in a few weeks there would be a cold-pack demonstration about fifty miles away.
From Every Step in Canning by Grace Viall Gray
This is the method that I shall mostly refer to in this book, and if I should omit the phrase "cold-pack" you will know that I am referring to it.
From Every Step in Canning by Grace Viall Gray
Mix the two foods in any desirable proportion and, for the cold-pack canning method, put the food into the jars.
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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