| 单词 | snaffle |
| 释义 | snaffle snaffle1 /snaf"euhl/, n. , v. , snaffled, snaffling. n. 1. Also called snaffle bit. a bit, usually 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 with a snaffle. [1525-35; orig. uncert.; cf. OFris snavel mouth, D snavel, G Schnabel beak, bill] snaffle2 /snaf"euhl/, v.t., snaffled, snaffling. Brit. Informal. to appropriate for one's own use, esp. by devious means; purloin; filch. [1715-25; orig. uncert.] |
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