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Webster 1913 Edition

Snaffle

Snaf′fle

,
Noun.
[D.
snavel
a beak, bill, snout; akin to G.
schnabel
, OHG.
snabul
,.
sneb
,
snebbe
, OFries.
snavel
mouth, Dan. & Sw.
snabel
beak, bill, Lith.
snapas
, and to E.
snap
, v. See
Snap
, and cf.
Neb
.]
A kind of bridle bit, having a joint in the part to be placed in the mouth, and rings and cheek pieces at the ends, but having no curb; – called also
snaffle bit
.

Snaf′fle

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Snaffled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Snaffling
.]
To put a snaffle in the mouth of; to subject to the snaffle; to bridle.

Webster 1828 Edition

Snaffle

SNAF'FLE

,
Noun.
A bridle consisting of a slender bit-mouth, without branches.

SNAF'FLE

,
Verb.
T.
To bridle; to hold or manage with a bridle.

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