handwarmer

American  

[hand-wawr-mer] / ˈhændˌwɔr mər /

noun

1. a small, flat, usually pocket-size device containing material, as chemicals, hot liquids, or a battery-operated heating element, for warming the hands.

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Etymology

Origin of handwarmer

hand + warm + -er ¹

Example Sentences

U.S. goalkeeper Matt Turner, who looked more like a cross-country skier than a soccer player, took the field with a quarterback-style handwarmer provided by the Minnesota Vikings.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2022

Along the sideline during the break, Bears assistant equipment manager Carl Piekarski was drying off the handwarmer Cutler wears around his waist.

From Chicago Tribune • Nov. 12, 2012

The oversized handwarmer will keep fingers ready to tie knots, while a large storage pocket stows gear and a dry pocket protects valuables.

From Time Magazine Archive

All pieces will include varying levels of technical features including stormflaps, handwarmer pockets, waterproof zippers, removable powder skirts and hoods, Tricot and moisture wicking lining and pit-zips.

From Time Magazine Archive

The priest slid back what had appeared to me a dead wall, and we found a very old priest half-asleep over his charcoal handwarmer.

From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard