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əl 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.
Origin:
1525–35; origin uncertain; compare Old Frisian snavel mouth, Dutch snavel, German Schnabel beak, bill
1525–35; origin uncertain; compare Old Frisian snavel mouth, Dutch snavel, German Schnabel beak, bill
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| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: snaffle bit a simple jointed bit for a horse |
| —vb | |
| 2. | informal (Brit) to steal or take for oneself |
| 3. | to equip or control with a snaffle |
| [C16: of uncertain origin; compare Old Frisian snavel mouth, Old High German snabul beak] | |
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Word Origin & History
snaffle
"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).
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