cold pack: Meaning and Definition of

cold' pack"

1. a cold towel, ice bag, etc., applied to the body to reduce swelling, relieve pain, etc.
2. Also calleda method of canning uncooked food by placing it in hot jars or cans and sterilizing in a bath of boiling water or steam. Cf. hot pack.

cold-pack

1. to place a cold pack on: to cold-pack a feverish patient.
2. to can (food) by the cold-pack method.