snaffling

Variant of snaffle

snaffle definition

snaf·fle (snaf′əl)

noun

a bit, usually light and jointed, attached to a bridle and having no curb

Etymology: short for snaffle piece, prob. < Du snavel, horse's muzzle < ODu *snabel, dim. of *snabbe, bill of a bird, akin to Ger schnabel: see snap

transitive verb snaffled -·fled, snaffling -·fling

  1. to fit with or control by a snaffle
  2. Brit., Informal to purloin or snitch

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