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What is a nosebag?

What is a nosebag? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A round sack or bag to feed for a horse, mule, ox or alike animal. Usually made of canvas sides and leather bottom slipped over the nose and attached to harness my a strong strap, rope or string. Design to feed animal in public areas and to eliminate spillage from eating.
  2. (informal) Food.
  3. (informal) A curious older woman of other peoples business or affairs.
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Following her came the man who keeps his horse standing all day with its nose in a nosebag.
But Banquet Records in Kingston upon Thames needs its nosebag testing for amphetamines.
They had been drawing a heavy load, and were quietly enjoying their feed, each from the nosebag dangling at his head.
And what about the actor Anthony Andrews, who was among those donning the nosebag?
Mrs. nosebag addressed him with something which, if not an oath, sounded very like one, and commanded him to attend to his duty.
He drew a nosebag of oats from one of the saddlebags and gave it to the hungry animal.

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