nose bag

American  

noun

1. feed bag.

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Etymology

Origin of nose bag

First recorded in 1790–1800

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Example Sentences

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nose bag

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

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

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

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

From Still Jim by Honoré Morrow

Tried to take a drink with a nose bag on.

From The Flying U's Last Stand by B. M. Bower

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

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