(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.
Example Sentences:
(1) To cope with such conditions, Hadow adopts an almost obsessive regime of walking, eating from his "nosebag" of chocolate and nut rations, and checking his condition and his kit regularly.
Nosh
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Example Sentences:
(1) Election day: the key points as they happen with the votes being tallied Read more At the hotel, an aide said at 8.30pm, the Clintons worked on the candidate’s planned remarks, and “noshed a little bit” on a buffet spread that included salmon, roasted carrots, vegan pizza and fries.
(2) Still, up for anything food related, I find myself in a central London flat (it’s central London only; of course it is) signing up for Supper in anticipation of some posh nosh without the need for all that tiresome restaurant-going.
(3) In addition to the live music, and DJ sets by Zero 7 and Greg Wilson, the festival has an important gastronomic component: L’Enclume’s Simon Rogan, Murano’s Angela Hartnett and Polpo’s Russell Norman will all be helping to prepare Wilderness’s “long table banquets”, with extra nosh by the chefs and bakers of St John.
(4) But if advertising authorities banned all inaccurate, arguable or just plain ridiculous language on food packets, our nosh would have to be wrapped, as cigarettes soon will be, in completely blank packaging.
(5) This is the woman who noshed off Ian Beale for enough cash to keep her in oven chips for a fortnight.
(6) We are going to give the world a ship called NOSH Ukip is proposing to build and equip a naval hospital that wouldn’t carry weapons, but could instead be used to “confirm Britain’s status as a force for good in the world”.
(7) It is A: “I need a Thai green curry, sticky rice and can you bring it to me straight away?” Posh nosh: Britain's big appetite for gourmet takeaway Read more Deliveroo is a new business that will bring you food from restaurants – not just any old takeaway , mind – for a £2.50 fee.
(8) Which all sounds great, except they have called it “a Naval Ocean-Going Surgical Hospital”, or NOSH for short.