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

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 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

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