Brewer's: Nose-bag

(A). A visitor to a house of refreshment who brings his own victuals and calls for a glass of water or lemonade. The reference is to carrying the feed of a horse in a nose-bag to save expense.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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