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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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I've mostly got it in check now but I have to keep a constant eye on it or I'd just nosebag every day.
I want the practical Englishman to settle his muzzle in a nosebag of ideas.
They had been drawing a heavy load, and were quietly enjoying their feed, each from the nosebag dangling at his head.
From that corner, Ivaric realized, there also came a quiet munching sound, as if another horse fed from a nosebag.
All this came to pass in due course, and the horse, deprived of his nosebag, returned to his professional obligations.
Mrs. nosebag addressed him with something which, if not an oath, sounded very like one, and commanded him to attend to his duty.

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