Synonyms

snaffle bit

[snaf-uhl]

snaf·fle

1[snaf-uhl] noun, verb, snaf·fled, snaf·fling.
noun
1.
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)
2.
to put a snaffle on (a horse).
3.
to control with or as with a snaffle.

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Origin:
1525–35; origin uncertain; compare Old Frisian snavel mouth, Dutch snavel, German Schnabel beak, bill
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snaffle bit

noun
a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb [syn: snaffle
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