enswell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a small piece of metal with a handle. It is traditionally kept on ice and is used to cool the area of a bruise or a cut by applying direct pressure to decrease the blood flow to the area.

Word forms

enswell enswells

Synonyms

end-swell endswell stop-swell no-swell
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