ice chest
an insulated, boxlike container that can be filled with ice and used to cool beverages, preserve food, etc.
Origin of ice chest
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How to use ice chest in a sentence
A man pulled an ice chest on wheels, selling water for a dollar a bottle.
Collect ascitic, pleuritic, or hydrocele fluid in sterile flasks and allow to stand in the ice-chest for twelve hours to sediment.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyrePlace the ampoules in a closed metal box and store in the ice chest for future use.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyreAt the expiration of that time transfer the tubes to the ice chest, and allow them to stand for three hours.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyreSet away to cool, and when cold, bottle and place in the ice-chest.
The Art of Entertaining | M. E. W. Sherwood
The tall glasses,' I orders, 'and the bottle in the left-hand corner of the ice-chest.'
Roads of Destiny | O. Henry
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