snaffle
A broad-mouthed, loose-ringed bitA broad-mouthed, loose-ringed bit (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.
» "Why are you late?" "My neighbour's dog snaffled one of my shoes and ran off down the street with it."
„Warum kommst du zu spät?“ – „Der Hund meines Nachbarn hat sich einen meiner Schuhe geschnappt und ist damit über die Straße weggelaufen.“ — mhr
„Warum kommen Sie zu spät?“ – „Der Hund meines Nachbarn hat sich einen meiner Schuhe geschnappt und ist damit über die Straße weggelaufen.“ — mhr
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2 sensesA broad-mouthed, loose-ringed bit (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.
(figuratively)Decorative wear that looks like a snaffle.
- a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb
Examples
1 sentences"Why are you late?" "My neighbour's dog snaffled one of my shoes and ran off down the street with it."
de„Warum kommst du zu spät?“ – „Der Hund meines Nachbarn hat sich einen meiner Schuhe geschnappt und ist damit über die Straße weggelaufen.“ — mhr
Origin
Apparently from Dutch snavel, from Middle Dutch snavel, snabel (“snout”), diminutive of MiApparently from Dutch snavel, from Middle Dutch snavel, snabel (“snout”), diminutive of Middle Dutch snabbe, snebbe (“bird's bill, neb”). Akin to Old Frisian snavel (“mouth”), Middle Low German snabbe (“neb, beak”), Old English nebb (“beak, bill, nose, face”). More at neb.
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