ice bag
Americannoun
noun
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a waterproof bag used as an ice pack
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a strong bag, usually made of canvas and equipped with two handles, used for carrying blocks of ice
Etymology
Origin of ice bag
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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She returned to the bench late in the period without a shoe on her left foot and a big ice bag on the ankle, then was in a walking boot after halftime.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
Holyfield’s people claimed it was handed to them after the fight, they put it in an ice bag on his way to hospital in an ambulance, and then they... lost it!
From The Guardian ● Mar. 30, 2020
“I wasn’t going to school in Philadelphia,” he said Thursday, watching a team shoot-around with an ice bag wrapped around his knee and crutches at his feet.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2017
Xie was holding an ice bag, which was covering bruises on her face, as she left the North Seattle Community College campus, where the less seriously injured people on the bus were taken.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 25, 2015
Six hands moved over his body, the ice bag slapped against the back of his neck.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
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