Snaffle

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  snaffle
       n : a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb [syn: {snaffle
           bit}]
       v 1: get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all
            the good buys during the garage sale" [syn: {snap up}, {grab}]
       2: fit or restrain with a snaffle; "snaffle a horse"