nosebag
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
The driver, alone in the van, was entirely unaware of his loss until, rising from the heap of stones, I shouted to him to stop, and, picking up the nosebag, ran after the van.
From Chatterbox, 1905. by Various
Grieving over my little friends, I cleaned out the nosebag and hung it up on its peg.
From A-Birding on a Bronco by Merriam, Florence A.
The cart was laden with bottles of ginger-beer and mineral waters, but, as it passed us by, at a fair pace, a nosebag, which was tied behind, fell off into the road.
From Chatterbox, 1905. by Various
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