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
Another remedy is to feed warm mashes of wheat bran from a nosebag, so that the relaxing effects of the water vapor may be secured.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
All this came to pass in due course, and the horse, deprived of his nosebag, returned to his professional obligations.
From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend
I’m just going to get my old horse into the first mews, shove on his nosebag and then get inside and go to sleep.
From The Bag of Diamonds by Fenn, George Manville
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