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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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Another ice bag was wrapped with plastic to his back.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2023

She stayed on her back for minutes, intermittently applying an ice bag to her head.

From Washington Post Aug. 7, 2021

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

He had an ice bag on the shoulder and did not return.

From Seattle Times Aug. 8, 2019

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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