feed bag

American  

Or feedbag

noun

1. 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

1. put on the feed bag, to have a meal; eat.

   When his friends put on the feed bag, they finish everything in sight.

Etymology

Origin of feed bag

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

Jurors have heard how Child F's heart rate surged and his blood sugars dropped dangerously low after a feed bag was started shortly after midnight on 4 August.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2022

As soon as the bewitching mood passes, though, we flip the switch to the annual feed bag ritual called Thanksgiving.

From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2017

We gave our horses a rest and tied on the feed bag at the Sweetwater Café, a pleasant husband-and-wife operation that serves good breakfasts, burgers and salads.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2016

They disabled a security light and rounded up calves in a pen near a loading chute, likely shaking a feed bag to attract the livestock.

From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2015

He hung a filled feed bag on his neck, then he went to work washing the wagon, whistling, “Let Me Call You Sweetheart.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith