feed bag

or feedbag

noun

1. Also called nose bag. a bag for feeding horses, placed before the mouth and fastened around the head with straps.

Word History and Origins

Origin of feed bag¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. put on the feed bag, Slang. to have a meal; eat:

   When his friends put on the feed bag, they finish everything in sight.

Example Sentences

He reminded the court of each case in turn, first focused on Child F, who the prosecution have claimed was poisoned with insulin via his feed bag by Ms Letby in August 2015.

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They were asked in succession whether they had ever added anything to a feed bag.

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Ms Letby is alleged to have intentionally added insulin to Child F's intravenous feed bag on a night shift, less than 24 hours after she allegedly murdered his twin brother, Child E, on the hospital's neonatal unit.

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Referring to the chart, he said hypoglycaemia was "persistent" right through the day until the end of the feed bag, at 18.55.

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Ms Letby, 32, is alleged to have intentionally added insulin to the infant's intravenous feed bag on a night shift, less than 24 hours after she allegedly murdered his twin brother, Child E, on the hospital's neonatal unit.

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