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.
"simple bridle-bit," 1533, perhaps from Du. snavel "beak, bill;" cf. Ger. Schnabel "beak, face," O.E. nebb, O.N. neff "beak, nose," from PIE base *snab- "beak" (see neb).