feed bag

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noun

Also called nose bag. a bag for feeding horses, placed before the mouth and fastened around the head with straps.

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Idioms about feed bag

put on the feed bag, Slang. to have a meal; eat: When his friends put on the feed bag, they finish everything in sight.

Origin of feed bag

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Words nearby feed bag

feed, Feed a cold; starve a fever, feedback, feedback inhibition, feedback loop, feed bag, feedbox, feeder, feeder line, feeder road, feedgrain

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How to use feed bag in a sentence

Antoine himself had recently been arrested on a six-year-old warrant for a dime bag of weed.
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Elle magazine shot an editorial in September, one picture revealing a teacup pig sitting pretty by a mini Tyler Alexandra bag.
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The group puts out most of its statements—on its Twitter feed, or its numerous websites—in Arabic, as opposed to Baluchi or Farsi.
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The city protests that a beach is not a suitable place to feed the hungry.
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Certainly his twitter feed regarding the news of Havana and Washington speaks volumes.
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Drone: the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone.
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Mrs. Jolly Robin had often wished—when she was trying to feed a rapidly-growing family—that she could hunt forp.
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And since he was glad enough to do that, Mrs. Robin managed to feed her children all they needed.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Everywhere cattle were being sold for a trifle, as there was no grass upon which they could feed.
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And, old ink pot, tuck a horse blanket under my chin, and rub me down with brickbats while I feed!
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British Dictionary definitions for feed bag

feedbag

/ (ˈfiːdˌbæɡ) /

noun

any bag in which feed for livestock is sacked

US and Canadian a bag, fastened around the head of a horse and covering the nose, in which feed is placedAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): nosebag

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