put the (old) feedbag on

put the (old) feedbag on

slang To begin eating; to have a meal. "Feedbag" is sometimes spelled as two words. I can't wait to get to grandma's and put the old feedbag on. She always cooks the tastiest food! What do you say we put the feed bag on before we head out?
See also: feedbag, on, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

put the feed bag on

 and put the nose-bag on
Fig. to eat a meal. (Both refer to a method of feeding a horse by attaching a bag of food at its nose and mouth.) It's time to put the feed bag on! I'm starved! When do we put on the nose-bag?
See also: bag, feed, on, put
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • put the feed bag on
  • tie the (old) feedbag on
  • strap the (old) feedbag on
  • feedbag
  • put on the (old) feedbag
  • put on the feed bag
  • put on the feedbag
  • tie on the (old) feedbag
  • strap on the (old) feedbag
  • put the (old) nosebag on