hot-water bag

hot-water bag
/hot"waw"teuhr, -wot"euhr/
a bag, usually of rubber, for holding hot water to apply warmth to some part of the body, as the feet. Also called hot-water bottle.

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  • hot-water bag — flexible rubber container that is filled with hot water (used to warm parts of the body) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hot-water bottle — (US also hot water bag) ► NOUN ▪ a flat, oblong rubber container that is filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or part of the body …   English terms dictionary

  • hot-water bottle — noun a stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or parts of the body • Syn: ↑hot water bag • Hypernyms: ↑receptacle * * * noun, pl ⋯ bottles [count] : a rubber container that is… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hot-water bottle — (US also hot water bag) noun a flat, oblong rubber container that is filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or part of the body …   English new terms dictionary

  • hot water bottle — noun a container, usually of rubber, of a flat oblong shape, which is filled with hot water and used to warm parts of the body, or a bed. Also, US, hot water bag …  

  • hot-water bottle — hät wȯt ər ., wät n a stoppered rubber bag or earthenware bottle filled with hot water to provide warmth …   Medical dictionary

  • Hot water bottle — A metal hot water bottle from 1925 Two modern hot water bottles shown …   Wikipedia

  • hot-waterbottle — hot wa·ter bottle (hŏtʹwôʹtər, wŏtʹər) n. A stoppered container, usually made of plastic or rubber, that is filled with hot water and applied to a part of the body for warmth. Also called hot water bag. * * * …   Universalium

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