snaffle
verb /ˈsnæfl/
/ˈsnæfl/
(British English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they snaffle | /ˈsnæfl/ /ˈsnæfl/ |
| he / she / it snaffles | /ˈsnæflz/ /ˈsnæflz/ |
| past simple snaffled | /ˈsnæfld/ /ˈsnæfld/ |
| past participle snaffled | /ˈsnæfld/ /ˈsnæfld/ |
| -ing form snaffling | /ˈsnæflɪŋ/ /ˈsnæflɪŋ/ |
- snaffle something to take something quickly for yourself, especially before anyone else has had the time or opportunityWord Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a bridle bit): probably from Low German or Dutch; compare with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snavel ‘beak, mouth’. The verb (mid 19th cent.) is perhaps a different word.