hot-water bottle
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Her "green doctor" also gave her a heated electric throw, a hot water bottle and draft excluders.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026
"Have a hot water bottle, and we'll put you on the pill," was her GP's response when she was a teenager, she said.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2024
But since September, Rebecca has swapped the hot water bottle for another wearable tech product that has been designed to reduce period pain.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2023
A protester had sneaked the liquid into the museum in a hot water bottle strapped to his chest, Wipplinger said.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2022
Within a few minutes, she was sound asleep, her little body a hot water bottle on my lap.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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