hot-water bag

American  

[hot-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈhɒtˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər /

noun

1. a bag, usually of rubber, for holding hot water to apply warmth to some part of the body, as the feet.

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hot-water bag

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

“Yes, she has one on,” she added, as she and Agnes unwrapped from their sister some folds of cloth by which the partly inflated hot-water bag had been fastened around Tess’s waist.

From The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered by Hill, Grace Brooks

With a hot soapstone at her feet, a hot-water bag in her lap and Charlotte's arm about her, she leaned back on the fur-clad shoulder beside her and rejoiced.

From The Second Violin by Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith)

She tried the application of a hot-water bag, and the tooth ached harder; she tried a cold compress, and it jumped with renewed activity.

From Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)

With dexterous fingers the hot-water bag was withdrawn from the foot of the bed and Mother McNeil was out of the room.

From How It Happened by Bosher, Kate Langley