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

He had been spoiled by an occasional nose bag of grain.

From Valley of Wild Horses by Zane Grey

It seems that instead of reaching into the nose bag, and taking a little corn, he had unbuckled the nose bag and taken it off.

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

I walked down by the quartermaster's wagons, about daylight, and there was a four-mule team, each with a nose bag on, with corn in it.

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