SNAFFLE


Meaning of SNAFFLE in English

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.

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

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