Definition

1. Noun:
   • A feedbag for an animal: A nosebag is a simple bag, typically made of canvas or similar material, designed to hold feed (such as oats or grain) for an animal like a horse or mule. It is secured over the animal's muzzle and head, allowing it to eat without needing a trough.

Usage

• The primary use of a is to conveniently feed a working animal, such as a horse, during a break in travel or labor, without requiring it to be untacked or taken to a stable.
• It is a practical piece of equipment associated with historical modes of transport, farming, and cavalry.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The old farmer took a nosebag of oats out of his cart to feed his tired horse.
  • During the long march, the soldiers gave their horses water and fastened on their nosebags.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative/Slang (dated): In informal, dated slang, was sometimes used humorously to refer to a person's mouth or nose, especially in the context of eating or wearing a gas mask.
  • "Time to put on the nosebag," he said, meaning it was time for lunch.

Variants and Related Words

• Feedbag (n): A more modern and common synonym for .
• Manger (n): A long trough from which animals eat in a stable. This is a fixed structure, not a portable bag like a .

Synonyms

• Feedbag: The direct synonym.
• Horse feed bag: A descriptive synonym.

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