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ice bucket

American  

noun

  1. a cylindrical container for holding ice to use in drinks or to keep a wine bottle cold.


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There is a bottle of cheap champagne in a cardboard ice bucket printed with a wood-grain pattern.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 11, 2025

And finally, the ice bucket challenge is back.

From Slate Apr. 26, 2025

The timer signaling for Anthony Davis to take his feet out of the purple ice bucket kept ringing, but no one stopped it.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2024

Curry said he got plenty of sleep — 10 1/2 hours — and spent some time with his foot in an ice bucket.

From Seattle Times Jun. 9, 2022

In order to pick up her path she was walking directly toward the house, toward the terrace where a paraffin globe lamp shone among glasses, bottles, and an ice bucket.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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