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Nosebag

noun
1.
A canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse); covers the muzzle and fastens at the top of the head.  Synonym: feedbag.






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"Nosebag" Quotes from Famous Books



... of resource, for having considered for a moment, he backed the horse close against the gate, stood on the top and lowered the horse's nosebag by means of a long rope which he kept by him in case ...
— The Mysterious Shin Shira • George Edward Farrow

... You can say 'I was there.' 'I was in it.' 'I saw.' 'I know.' When this war is over you'll have everything out of it that's worth getting—all the experiences, all the inside knowledge, all the 'nosebag' news; you'll have wounds, honors, medals, money, reputation. And you're ...
— The Deserter • Richard Harding Davis

... against the bank opposite the towpath, where old Jubilee stood with his face deep in a nosebag. He stood almost directly against the rising sun, the effect of which was to edge his outline with gold, while his flank presented the most delicate of lilac shadows. Beyond him stretched a level country intersected with low hedges, all a-dazzle under the morning ...
— True Tilda • Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch



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