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Definition of Nosebag
1. Noun. 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.
Definition of Nosebag
1. 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.
Definition of Nosebag
1. Noun. 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. ¹
2. Noun. (informal) Food. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nosebag
1. a feedbag [n -S] - See also: feedbag
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nosebag
Literary usage of Nosebag
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His Last by Walter Scott (1833)
"Mrs. nosebag addressed him with something, which if not an oath, sounded very
like one, ... Lord love vour handsome face, Madam nosebag, is it you ? ..."
2. The novels of sir Walter Scott, with all his introductions and notes by Walter Scott (1846)
"You, sir, liave served in the dragoons I" Waverley was taken so much rt unawares,
that he acquiesced. the foot-wobblers, as my nosebag calls them. ..."
3. The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His Last by Walter Scott (1833)
"Mrs. nosebag addressed him with something, which if not an oath, sounded very
like one, ... Lord love vour handsome face, Madam nosebag, is it you ? ..."
4. The novels of sir Walter Scott, with all his introductions and notes by Walter Scott (1846)
"You, sir, liave served in the dragoons I" Waverley was taken so much rt unawares,
that he acquiesced. the foot-wobblers, as my nosebag calls them. ..."
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