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1. Also called nose bag. a bag for feeding horses, placed before the mouth and fastened around the head with straps.
2. put on the feed bag, Slang. to have a meal; eat: When his friends put on the feed bag, they finish everything in sight.
Also, feedbag.
[1830-40, Amer.]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.