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ice chest

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noun

an insulated, boxlike container that can be filled with ice and used to cool beverages, preserve food, etc.

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Origin of ice chest

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for ice chest

Wonder they didn't make an ice-chest or a sewing-machine out of it!
The Crimson Sweater|Ralph Henry Barbour
Put plain boiled Brussels sprouts into the ice-chest to get cold.
The Vegetarian Cook Book|E. G. Fulton
Cucumber should be always served very cold, and is best placed in an ice-chest for an hour before serving.
Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery|A. G. Payne
There are the chocolate wafers up over the ice-chest—that brown tin box.
The Readjustment|Will Irwin

The tall glasses,' I orders, 'and the bottle in the left-hand corner of the ice-chest.'
Roads of Destiny|O. Henry