hotbag

English

Noun

hotbag (plural hotbags)

1. Alternative form of hot bag
   1. (bag that generates and/or holds heat, used as a hot compress)
      • 1909, The United Editors Perpetual Encyclopedia:

        Heat from a hotbag or other device will afford some relief.

      • 1920, Harmsworth's Household Encyclopedia, page 1419:

        The abdominal pain will be helped by hot fomentations, and a hotbag may be placed in the crutch to relieve the straining.

   2. (bag for keeping pizza hot during delivery)
      • 2006, Michael Bridges, Darby's Bar and Grill, page 181:

        He threw his hotbag and his cartop into the office, told the Bag exactly where he could put his minute-manager ways, and stormed out.

      • 2011, Stuart Lynn Sexton, Frontier Zone:

        The woman opened the hotbag, took the pizza out, and handed it to Miki.