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