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- DictionarySnaf·fle/ˈsnaf(ə)l/
noun
- 1. (on a bridle) a simple bit, typically a jointed one, used with a single set of reins.
verb
- 1. take (something) for oneself, typically quickly or without permission: informal British "shall we snaffle some of Bernard's sherry?"
Definitions of snaffle. noun. a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb. synonyms: snaffle bit. see more. verb. fit or restrain with a snaffle. “ snaffle a horse”. see more.
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), snaf·fled, snaf·fling.
A snaffle is an object consisting of two short joined bars of metal that is put in a horse's mouth and attached to the straps that the rider uses to control the horse.
Snaffle definition: 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. See examples of SNAFFLE used in a sentence.
noun. snaffles. A bit, usually light and jointed, attached to a bridle and having no curb. Webster's New World. A bit for a horse, consisting of two bars joined at the center, as by a joint. American Heritage. Similar definitions. (figuratively) Decorative wear that looks like a snaffle. Wiktionary. Synonyms: snaffle bit. leash. restraint. bridle.
snaffle meaning, definition, what is snaffle: to take something quickly, especially be...: Learn more.
n. Also called snaf′fle 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. v.t. to put a snaffle on (a horse). to control with or as with a snaffle. 1525–35; origin, originally uncertain; compare Old Frisian snavel mouth, Dutch snavel, German Schnabel beak, bill
