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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Example Sentences

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

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With dexterous fingers the hot-water bag was withdrawn from the foot of the bed and Mother McNeil was out of the room.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

Then the door was thrust open and Sallie Marks marched in flourishing a hot-water bag in one hand and a thermos bottle in the other.

From Molly Brown's Sophomore Days by Speed, Nell

In the meantime either an ice bag, hot poultice, cloths wrung out in hot water, or a hot-water bag should be kept constantly upon the knee.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm