feed bag

or feed·bag


noun

Also called nose bag. a bag for feeding horses, placed before the mouth and fastened around the head with straps.

Idioms for feed bag

    put on the feed bag, Slang. to have a meal; eat: When his friends put on the feed bag, they finish everything in sight.

Origin of feed bag

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

British Dictionary definitions for feedbag

feedbag
/ (ˈfiːdˌbæɡ) /

noun

any bag in which feed for livestock is sacked
US and Canadian a bag, fastened around the head of a horse and covering the nose, in which feed is placed Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): nosebag