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feed bag

or feed·bag

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noun

Also called nose bag. a bag for feeding horses, placed before the mouth and fastened around the head with straps.

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Nearby words

feeb, feeble, feeble-minded, feed, feed a cold; starve a fever, feed bag, feed one's face, feed someone a line, feed the kitty, feed-in tariff, feedback

Idioms

    put on the feed bag, Slang. to have a meal; eat: When his friends put on the feed bag, they finish everything in sight.

Origin of feed bag

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Idioms and Phrases with put on the feed bag

put on the feed bag

Also, tie on the feed bag. Eat a meal, as in Come on, it's time to put on the feed bag. This slangy term, alluding to a horse's feed bag that is literally tied on, dates from the early 1900s.

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