ice-cube tray

See also: ice cube tray and icecube tray

English

Noun

ice-cube tray (plural ice-cube trays)

  1. Alternative form of ice cube tray.
    • 1927 April 3, Servel, “You get all these important features when you choose the new Servel”, in Greensboro Daily News, volume XXXVIII, number 76, Greensboro, N.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, section E, page 4:
      Improved chilling unit. More convenient ice-cube trays—easier to handle—quick to freeze. Entire front panel and individual tray fronts of white porcelain.
    • 1950 October 17, Grace, “Woman’s World”, in The Algona Upper Des Moines, volume 85, number 41, Algona, Ia., →OCLC, section 3, page 5, column 8:
      I heard a new trick to make your sheer nylon hosiery wear longer. […] You are supposed to wet the new hose with plain cold water, place them in the ice-cube tray and freeze them!
    • 2014 May 1, Jo Ann Derson, “Now here’s a tip!”, in The Cascade Courier, 104th year, number 18, Cascade, Mont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4:
      Ice-cube trays can be handy for freezing portions of foods. Try freezing individual servings of baby food. Or clean and snip fresh herbs from your garden.
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