feed-bag

Horse's portable trough

A feed-bag is a bag of feed hung from a horse's head, allowing the animal to eat while standing.

The idiom put on the feed-bag means to eat a meal, usually a substantial one, with connotations of enthusiastic or unrefined eating.

equestrian

horse

Domesticated riding animal

bridle · halter · oats · grain · stable · stall · manger · groom · paddock · barn

slang

meal

Occasion for nourishment

eats · diner · cafeteria · canteen · nosebag · pig-out · stuffing · gorging · munching · lunchbox

fodder

oats

Cereal grain for porridge

  • grainCereal plant's harvest unit
  • hayDried feed crop
  • pelletsSmall compressed spheres

mash · alfalfa · barley · corn · bran · chaff · silage · nutrients · ration · portion

Opposites
feeding/nourishment state

feed-bagmuzzle

Animal's nose area

starvation · fasting · hunger · deprivation · empty stomach

feeding apparatus type

feed-bagbucket

Open-top carrying vessel

water trough · water bucket · trough · hay rack · manger

Family

feed, bag, feeds, fed, feeding, feeder, feeders, bags, bagged

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G