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Snaffle
Pronunciation : Snaf"fle
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [D. snavel a beak, bill, snout; akin to G. schnabel, OHG. snabul,. sneb, snebbe, OFries. snavel mouth, Dan. & Sw. snabel beak, bill, Lith. snapas, and to E. snap, v. See Snap, and cf. Neb.]
Definition : Defn: A kind of bridle bit, having a joint in the part to be placed in the mouth, and rings and cheek pieces at the ends, but having no curb; -- called also snaffle bit.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Snaf"fle
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To put a snaffle in the mouth of; to subject to the snaffle; to bridle.
t. [imp. & p. p. Snaffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Snaffling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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