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snaffle bit

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snaf⋅fle

1[snaf-uhl] noun, verb, -fled, -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.

Origin:
1525–35; orig. uncert.; cf. OFris snavel mouth, D snavel, G Schnabel beak, bill
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