hot-water bottle
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈhɑtˌwɔtər ˈbɑtəl/
- UK
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botella de agua caliente
- After spraining his ankle, he filled the hot-water bottle with hot water to soothe the pain.
- a hot-water bottle to bed
- bring me a hot-water bottle
- fill her hot-water bottle
But they have hot water bottles and hypodermic needles.
- But they have hot water bottles and hypodermic needles.
- And these are like these Bunny hot water bottles.
- It was delicious and I've got a cup of peppermint tea in hand, a hot water bottle.
- Swimming ones with a with a hot water bottle.
- They brought us a surprise hot water bottle you can keep in the fit, in your stomach, in your arm, in the chest, anywhere.
Examples
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Since cold bedrooms were supposed to be healthy, we used thick comforters and hot-water bottles to keep us warm in bed.
Fiction book (1990) -
I've already put the hot water bottle in, mother.
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Yes, and a warm, hot water bottle and my bed.
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And you forgot to pack my hot water bottle.
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Would you like a hot water bottle?
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I heated up the hot water bottle so you can sit on it while we drive.
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Gay enters the bedroom carrying a hot water bottle.
Fiction book (1991) -
And I'll need a hot-water bottle as well.
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Afterward, she put Lotte to bed, tucking her up in quilts, with a hot water bottle over her stomach and a cup of sweet tea.
Fiction book (1999) -
These tents are luxurious, usually with rugs on the floors and real beds that are heated with hot water bottles.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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A small heated pad used to keep you warm or ease pain
A rubber bottle filled with hot water used to warm the body or bed
An electric pad that warms parts of your body to ease pain
How Warm
Surface Forms
Morphology
hot-water + bottle
The meaning is directly compositional: a container ('bottle') holding hot water, used for warmth or soothing, so a learner who knows 'hot', 'water' and 'bottle' can readily infer the function. This noun-compound pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows ordinary English word-formation, making it immediately understandable at B1 level.
Etymology
Hot-water bottle comes from the simple object itself: a bottle filled with hot water that people put in bed or on a sore place to give warmth. That's why it means 'a rubber or plastic container you fill with hot water to keep warm or to ease pain'.