snaffle

snaf·fle Audio Help (snāf'əl)

n. A bit for a horse, consisting of two bars joined at the center, as by a joint.
tr.v. snaf·fled, snaf·fling, snaf·fles
To put on or control with a snaffle.

[Origin unknown.]

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