snaffle(n = noun.artifact) snaffle bit - a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb;
is a kind of bit
Derived form verb snaffle₂

1.  snaffle(v = verb.possession) grab, snap up - get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"
is one way to take
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

2.  snaffle(v = verb.contact) - fit or restrain with a snaffle; "snaffle a horse"
is one way to bridle
Derived form noun snaffle₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

   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]

   To put a snaffle in the mouth of; to subject to the snaffle; to bridle. [1913 Webster]

snaffle, n. & v.
--n. (in full snaffle-bit) a simple bridle-bit without a curb and usu. with a single rein.
--v.tr.
1 put a snaffle on.
2 colloq. steal; seize; appropriate.

Etymology:
prob. f. LG or Du.: cf. MLG, MDu. snavel beak, mouth

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