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ice bag

American  

noun

  1. a waterproof bag to be filled with ice and applied to the head or another part of the body to be cooled.


ice bag British  

noun

  1. a waterproof bag used as an ice pack

  2. a strong bag, usually made of canvas and equipped with two handles, used for carrying blocks of ice

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ice bag

First recorded in 1880–85


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He had an ice bag on each knee.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2023

Their bigger concern is the healthy of Skylar Vann, who was injured late in the game and walked off the court on crutches with an ice bag on her left knee.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 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

“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

Charlie said, but he smiled, then winced and held the ice bag to his lip.

From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson

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