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hotwater bottle en · NOUN
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of hot water bottle.
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.
2006, Catherine Tough, The Craft Queen’s Guide to Hip Knits, C&T Publishing, →ISBN, page 36: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.
2008, Waste Not Want Not, PR Books, →ISBN, page 33: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.
1992, Liz Kelly, You Can Beat Period Pain, London: Robinson, published 1995, →ISBN, pages 27 and 63: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.
1959, Doreen Tovey, Cats in May, London: Elek Books, pages 42 and 57:
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