snaffle
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Synonyms: snuffle, sniffle, snarfle, shaffle
Antonyms: snuffle, sniffle, snarfle, shaffle
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Noun
- A broad-mouthed, loose-ringed [[bit]] {{gloss|metal in a horse's mouth}}. It brings pressure to bear on the tongue and the corners of the mouth, and is often used as a training bit.
- {{lb|en|figuratively}} Decorative wear that looks like a snaffle.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To put a snaffle on, or control with a snaffle.
- {{lb|en|transitive|figurative|by extension}} To [[quell]] or [[suppress]].
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To clutch by the bridle.
- {{lb|en|transitive|informal}} To [[grab]] or [[seize]]; to [[snap up]].
- {{lb|en|transitive|informal}} To [[purloin]], or [[obtain]] by [[devious]] means.
- {{lb|en|UK|Norfolk|intransitive|archaic}} To talk foolishly.
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