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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Snaffle

· Snaf·fle · IPA /ˈsnæfəl/
01 n. 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; -- …
  1. 1.
    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. Also: snaffle bit
02 v. t. To put a snaffle in the mouth of; to subject to the snaffle; to bridle.
imp. & p. p. Snaffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Snaffling
  1. 1.
    To put a snaffle in the mouth of; to subject to the snaffle; to bridle.