Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Usage examples of "ice-water".
The constant motion of the punkas in the saloons, and an unlimited supply of ice-water was all that saved us.
Parboil in salted water the roes of two shad, drain, plunge into ice-water for ten minutes, drain, wipe dry, and flake with a fork.
Parboil the roes in salted and acidulated water, drain, and plunge into ice-water to cool.
But the waning day had such an inviting influence that we did not remain housed many moments, but struck out and followed a roaring torrent of ice-water up to its far source in a sort of little grass-carpeted parlor, walled in all around by vast precipices and overlooked by clustering summits of ice.
When the waiter put the ice-water on the table, Dobbs looked up at the price-list painted on the wall and yelled: "Haven't you bandits raised the price for that stinking coffee five cents more?
The material component for this spell are the priest's holy symbol and some ice-water, which is to be smeared upon the priest's lips before the kiss of death is delivered.
She watched a trickle of ice-water roll down Carolyn's ribs before continuing.