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ice chest

noun

  1. an insulated, boxlike container that can be filled with ice and used to cool beverages, preserve food, etc.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ice chest1

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

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Example Sentences

A massive ice chest takes up a lot of room whether it’s full or not, and if you are living out of your car, space comes at a premium.

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.

Place the ampoules in a closed metal box and store in the ice chest for future use.

At the expiration of that time transfer the tubes to the ice chest, and allow them to stand for three hours.

Set away to cool, and when cold, bottle and place in the ice-chest.

The tall glasses,' I orders, 'and the bottle in the left-hand corner of the ice-chest.'

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