snaffle

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: snaffle bitsnap upgrab

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curbSynonyms: snaffle bit

Verb (2)

  1. get hold of or seize quickly and easily“I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale”Synonyms: snap upgrab
  2. fit or restrain with a snaffle“snaffle a horse”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Snaffle \Snaf"fle\, n. [D. snavel a beak, bill, snout; akin to G. schnabel, OHG. snabul,. sneb, snebbe, OFries. snavel mouth, Dan. & Sw. snabel beak, bill, Lith. snapas, and to E. snap, v. See Snap, and cf. Neb.] A kind of bridle bit, having a joint in the part to be placed in the mouth, and rings and cheek pieces at the ends, but having no curb; -- called also snaffle bit. [1913 Webster]
Snaffle \Snaf"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snaffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Snaffling.] To put a snaffle in the mouth of; to subject to the snaffle; to bridle. [1913 Webster]
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