snaffle
1Also 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.
to put a snaffle on (a horse).
to control with or as with a snaffle.
Origin of snaffle
1Other definitions for snaffle (2 of 2)
to appropriate for one's own use, especially by devious means; purloin; filch.
Origin of snaffle
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How to use snaffle in a sentence
They had snaffled the poor little shreds that Andrew Harben had made at the expense of decency—his wicks, his precious wicks!
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellA year's leave was among the things he had "snaffled out of the campaign," I to use his own words.
The Day's Work, Volume 1 | Rudyard KiplingHad to climb out and take them; but they've snaffled the lock-actions.
Soldiers Three, Part II. | Rudyard KiplingTar and feather me, if they haven't gone and snaffled my '52 Madeira!
Dry Fish and Wet | Anthon Bernhard Elias NilsenThere was no doubt as to why, of course—a soldier had "snaffled" it.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson Young
British Dictionary definitions for snaffle
/ (ˈsnæfəl) /
Also called: snaffle bit a simple jointed bit for a horse
British informal to steal or take for oneself
to equip or control with a snaffle
Origin of snaffle
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