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snaffle
 snafflesnaf·fle S0503900 (snăf′əl)n. A bit for a horse, typically 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.]snaffle (ˈsnæfəl) n (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) Also called: snaffle bit a simple jointed bit for a horsevb (tr) 1. informal Brit to steal or take for oneself2. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to equip or control with a snaffle[C16: of uncertain origin; compare Old Frisian snavel mouth, Old High German snabul beak]snaf•fle1 (ˈsnæf əl)
n., v. -fled, -fling. n. 1. Also called snaf′fle bit`. a bit, usu. jointed in the middle and without a curb, with a large ring at each end to which a rein and cheek strap are attached. v.t. 2. to put a snaffle on (a horse). 3. to control with or as if with a snaffle. [1525–35; orig. uncertain] snaf•fle2 (ˈsnæf əl)
v.t. -fled, -fling. Brit. Informal. to appropriate for one's own use, esp. by devious means; purloin. [1715–25] snaffle
Past participle: snaffled
Gerund: snaffling
| Present |
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| I snaffle | | you snaffle | | he/she/it snaffles | | we snaffle | | you snaffle | | they snaffle |
| Preterite |
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| I snaffled | | you snaffled | | he/she/it snaffled | | we snaffled | | you snaffled | | they snaffled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am snaffling | | you are snaffling | | he/she/it is snaffling | | we are snaffling | | you are snaffling | | they are snaffling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have snaffled | | you have snaffled | | he/she/it has snaffled | | we have snaffled | | you have snaffled | | they have snaffled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was snaffling | | you were snaffling | | he/she/it was snaffling | | we were snaffling | | you were snaffling | | they were snaffling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had snaffled | | you had snaffled | | he/she/it had snaffled | | we had snaffled | | you had snaffled | | they had snaffled |
| Future |
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| I will snaffle | | you will snaffle | | he/she/it will snaffle | | we will snaffle | | you will snaffle | | they will snaffle |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have snaffled | | you will have snaffled | | he/she/it will have snaffled | | we will have snaffled | | you will have snaffled | | they will have snaffled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be snaffling | | you will be snaffling | | he/she/it will be snaffling | | we will be snaffling | | you will be snaffling | | they will be snaffling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been snaffling | | you have been snaffling | | he/she/it has been snaffling | | we have been snaffling | | you have been snaffling | | they have been snaffling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been snaffling | | you will have been snaffling | | he/she/it will have been snaffling | | we will have been snaffling | | you will have been snaffling | | they will have been snaffling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been snaffling | | you had been snaffling | | he/she/it had been snaffling | | we had been snaffling | | you had been snaffling | | they had been snaffling |
| Conditional |
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| I would snaffle | | you would snaffle | | he/she/it would snaffle | | we would snaffle | | you would snaffle | | they would snaffle |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have snaffled | | you would have snaffled | | he/she/it would have snaffled | | we would have snaffled | | you would have snaffled | | they would have snaffled |
SnaffleA Bridle bit made of two joined segments. This was the design most used for workhorse bits.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  snaffle - a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curbsnaffle bitbit - piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" | | Verb | 1. | snaffle - get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"snap up, grabtake - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"hog - take greedily; take more than one's share | | 2. | snaffle - fit or restrain with a snaffle; "snaffle a horse"bridle - put a bridle on; "bridle horses" |
snafflenounAn instrument or means of restraining:bit, brake, bridle, leash, restraint.Translationssnaffle
snaffle a simple jointed bit for a horse snaffle
Related to snaffle: snaffle bitSynonyms for snafflenoun an instrument or means of restrainingSynonyms- bit
- brake
- bridle
- leash
- restraint
Synonyms for snafflenoun a simple jointed bit for a horseSynonymsRelated Wordsverb get hold of or seize quickly and easilySynonymsRelated Wordsverb fit or restrain with a snaffleRelated Words |