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Hot-water bottle   /hɑt-wˈɔtər bˈɑtəl/   Listen
Hot-water bottle

noun
1.
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.  Synonym: hot-water bag.






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"Hot-water bottle" Quotes from Famous Books



... are warm, I'll let you sleep. That's right, let old Wolf Cub snuggle up against you. He's better than a hot-water bottle. Are you surprised to see ...
— Judith of the Godless Valley • Honore Willsie

... I heard Uncle Joe moving about in the sitting-room quite a while ago," she said. "Do you suppose he needed a hot-water bottle?" ...
— Mr. Bingle • George Barr McCutcheon

... for their afternoon walk I found, on my return, that she had used the time to turn out a cupboard, and looked more tired than ever. The next day I sent the maid downstairs to settle the children in the perambulator, when I produced a hot-water bottle from under my coat, and had a heart to heart talk ...
— The Lady of the Basement Flat • Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

... a sigh of relief.) Well, it is a mighty queer place! My word, how cold your hands are! (Going quickly to telephone and speaking into telephone.) Please send up two hot-water bottles at once. Yes, hot-water bottles. Never heard of a hot-water bottle before? ...
— The Great Adventure • Arnold Bennett

... coming round now, she will be herself in a moment or two. By the way, just go and fill a hot-water bottle, will you? It is chilly to-night, and Mrs. Carstairs will ...
— Afterwards • Kathlyn Rhodes



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