n. A bag in which feed for a horse, ox, or the like, may be fastened under the nose by a string passing over the head.
n. Food.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A bag in which feed for a horse, ox, or the like, may be fastened under the nose by a string passing over the head.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A bag to contain feed for a horse, having straps at its open end, by which it may be fastened on the horse's head.
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n. 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
Word Usage
"[FN#139] The "nosebag"; vol.ii. 52, etc. The Badawíyah (Badawí woman) generally prefers a red colour, in opposition to the white and black of civilisation; and she of the Arabian Desert generally disdains to use anything of the kind."