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Tubigrip, n. chiefly Brit.
Brit. |ˈtjuːbɪgrɪp|, |ˈtʃuːbɪgrɪp|, U.S. |ˈt(j)ubəˌgrɪp|
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
[‹ tube n. + -i- connective + grip n.1]
A proprietary name for: a tubular, elasticated bandage intended to aid recovery of an injured limb, etc., by providing compression and support. Also as a mass noun.
1958Trade Marks Jrnl. 4 June 565/1 Tubigrip... Medical and surgical bandages and materials prepared for bandaging. 1969Brit. Jrnl. Surg. 56 369 (title) Studies on the effect of ‘tubigrip’ on flow in the deep veins of the calf. 1981Brit. Med. Jrnl. 21 Feb. 608/2 No further displacement of these fractures occurred with the Tubigrip support applied. 1994Daily Tel. 25 Jan. 16/6 The affected skin is smeared with a diluted steroid..and a wet ‘tubigrip’ bandage rolled over the child's torso and limbs. 2002M. McGrath Silvertown (2003) xxi. 210 Jenny rearranges the tubigrip around her knees and waits. |