hot-water bag
Americannoun
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Inventions for which patents have recently been granted by the U. S. Patent Office: > A hot-water bag equipped with projecting fins to prevent burns.
From Time Magazine Archive
I went into the bath-room, filled a hot-water bag, and got out an extra down-comforter.
From The Fifth Wheel A Novel by Prouty, Olive Higgins
The hot-water bag may be held against the ear or the child may lie with his head upon it.
From The Care and Feeding of Children A Catechism for the Use of Mothers and Children's Nurses by Holt, L. Emmett
Lilian put an india-rubber hot-water bag in her box, but she was not allowed to use it; the head mistress says she likes girls to be hardy.
From A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story by Brazil, Angela
Over this a dry cloth should be placed, and the patient should lie down on a bran poultice or hot-water bag for an hour or two.
From Papers on Health by Kirk, Edward Bruce
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