hotwater bottle

English

Noun

hotwater bottle (plural hotwater bottles)

1. Alternative form of hot water bottle
   • 1959, Doreen Tovey, Cats in May, London: Elek Books, pages 42 and 57:

     We got so tired of continually drying his stomach out on a hotwater bottle that eventually we gave him a cup turned on its side. […] Maybe it was just that two nights in the woods, surrounded by strange noises, without his hotwater bottle and—worst of all—without his tea, were more than our adventurer could stand.

   • 1992, Liz Kelly, You Can Beat Period Pain, London: Robinson, published 1995, →ISBN, pages 27 and 63:

     Holding a hotwater bottle or a heating pad against your tummy is also fairly popular. […] The good old hotwater bottle, heating pad, hot bath or electric blanket can be a blessing.

   • 2006, Catherine Tough, The Craft Queen’s Guide to Hip Knits, C&T Publishing, →ISBN, page 36:

     Hotwater-bottle covers come in all shapes and sizes these days. […] Pin and sew the side seams of the body of the hotwater-bottle cover with the right sides of the work facing.

   • 2008, Waste Not Want Not, PR Books, →ISBN, page 33:

     Try creating a cover for your hotwater bottle. Cut the jumper into two rectangular pieces about 3 inches larger than the size of your hotwater bottle.