nose bag
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nose bag
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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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
About dinner time he drove the horse under a quaking asp tree, tied a nose bag of oats over its head and took a wad of bread and bacon from his greasy pocket.
From Remarks by Bill Nye
Then Sam came limping along with the oats in a nose bag for Major.
From Dorothy Dale's Camping Days by Margaret Penrose
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