ice chest

an insulated, boxlike container that can be filled with ice and used to cool beverages, preserve food, etc.

Origin of ice chest

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Wonder they didn't make an ice-chest or a sewing-machine out of it!

The Crimson Sweater |Ralph Henry Barbour
Put plain boiled Brussels sprouts into the ice-chest to get cold.

The Vegetarian Cook Book |E. G. Fulton
Cucumber should be always served very cold, and is best placed in an ice-chest for an hour before serving.

Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery |A. G. Payne
There are the chocolate wafers up over the ice-chest—that brown tin box.

The Readjustment |Will Irwin

The tall glasses,' I orders, 'and the bottle in the left-hand corner of the ice-chest.'

Roads of Destiny |O. Henry