feedbag
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6.4
A cloth or canvas bag that fits over a horse's nose to hold food
- noun
- /ˈfiːdˌbæɡ/
- Archaic
:
saco de alimentación
- As soon as we were out of sight of the stables, my horse decided to make a break for it, eager to get back on the feedbag.
- put on the feedbag
Examples
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I took the feedbag, heavy with corn, to the barn on quivering legs.
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Always a pleasure to put the feedbag on at Sully's.
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"Gotta go put on the old feedbag."
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Gotta put on the old feedbag.
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Let's say we go strap on the feedbag, boys.
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I think a horse in Montana is missing his feedbag.
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Sure you won't put the feedbag on with us?
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Moving to the front of Miss Button, he untied her feedbag and talked low as he patted her neck.
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At the turnoff, feedbags were flapping against the barbed wire.
Synonyms
1
9.6
A small bag put over an animal's nose to hold food while it eats
focuses on supplying feed and preventing waste rather than competition
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Morphology
Etymology
Feedbag is simply the parts feed and bag: a 'bag' that holds 'feed' (food) for an animal and is often put over its nose so the animal can eat without wasting the grain.