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hot-water bag
[ hot-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
noun
- a bag, usually of rubber, for holding hot water to apply warmth to some part of the body, as the feet.
Example Sentences
“Yes, she has one on,” she added, as she and Agnes unwrapped from their sister some folds of cloth by which the partly inflated hot-water bag had been fastened around Tess’s waist.
“And now, my dearie, you shall not only eat in this room, but you shall sleep in that warm bed in which I have just put my own favorite hot-water bag.”
She brought her own hot-water bag and put it to her feet, and then, tucking her in, gave her a motherly kiss.
The pillows were piled high; one hot-water bag was slipped under that aching spot at the back of her neck, and another placed at her chilly feet.
Lilian put an india-rubber hot-water bag in her box, but she was not allowed to use it; the head mistress says she likes girls to be hardy.
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