nose bag

American  

noun

1. feed bag.

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Etymology

Origin of nose bag

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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nose bag

Hazel had eaten various roots in his life, but only once before had he tasted carrot, when a cart horse had spilled a nose bag near the home warren.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

It was a long canvas nose bag with straps to go over a horse’s ears.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

I told him he was a hog, and ought to have known better than take the nose bag off, thus leaving the mule's mouth unmuzzled, while the animal was irritated.

From How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 by Peck, George W. (George Wilbur)

A nose bag is the thing you tie on a horse for him to get his grub from.

From Still Jim by Morrow, Honoré

"And what's a nose bag?" asked Uncle Denny.

From Still Jim by Morrow, Honoré