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snaffle

UK/ˈsnæfəl/ uncommon archaic informal uk
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb

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verb

1.

get hold of or seize quickly and easily

  • “I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale”
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2.

fit or restrain with a snaffle

  • “snaffle a horse”

Origin

Apparently 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.

Phrases

  • snaffle up

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