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snaffle
1[ snaf-uhl ]
noun
- Also called snaffle bit. a bit, usually jointed in the middle and without a curb, with a large ring at each end to which a rein and cheek strap are attached.
verb (used with object)
- to put a snaffle on (a horse).
- to control with or as with a snaffle.
snaffle
2[ snaf-uhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to appropriate for one's own use, especially by devious means; purloin; filch.
snaffle
/ ˈsnæfəl /
noun
- Also calledsnaffle bit a simple jointed bit for a horse
verb
- informal.to steal or take for oneself
- to equip or control with a snaffle
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Example Sentences
Deirdre heard the click, click of Ginger's snaffle, the chirping of young birds under the roof, while Conal was eating.
The horses crunched them with a relish, their light snaffle bits acting as only slight impediments to their mastication.
A vigorous stirring is bound to upheave what is searched for, so in due course the Captain dug up a snaffle-bit.
He wondered why she hadn't taken advantage of the situation here to snaffle a husband.
The latter held the reins in both hands, each rein being single and fastened to either side of a snaffle-like bit.
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