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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Prohaska, who had a bloody nose, never came back until returning to the bench with an ice bag on her nose.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2022
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
A Lawrence keeper ended with three Wolfpack players lying on the turf in pain and ultimately left freshman linebacker Payton Wilson with his left arm in a sling and an ice bag on his shoulder.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2019
“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
“Well, get one. There must be an ice bag around here somewhere. And let someone know if the pain becomes unendurable.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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