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nosebag

British  
/ ˈnəʊzˌbæɡ /

noun

  1. a bag, fastened around the head of a horse and covering the nose, in which feed is placed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Who wouldn't want good seats at Covent Garden or Wembley or Lord's, with a "nosebag" thrown in?

From The Guardian ● Jun. 27, 2012

“I could eat a stag, antlers and all. I say, they do a wonderful nosebag for us wounded heroes, y’know. Just watch this, m’lad.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Grieving over my little friends, I cleaned out the nosebag and hung it up on its peg.

From A-Birding on a Bronco by Florence A. Merriam

I have the vaguest recollection of placing a nosebag for a pillow, but that is all; the rest of that night is lost in deep oblivion.

From With Our Army in Palestine by Antony Bluett

They had been drawing a heavy load, and were quietly enjoying their feed, each from the nosebag dangling at his head.

From Chatterbox, 1905. by Various

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