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snaf•fle
Pronunciation: (snaf'ul), [key]
—n., v., -fled, -fling.
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n.
Also called
snaf'fle bit". a bit, usually jointed in the middle and without a curb, with a large ring at each end to which a rein and cheek strap are attached.
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v.t.
1. to put a snaffle on (a horse).
2. to control with or as with a snaffle.
snaf•fle
Pronunciation: (snaf'ul), [key]—
v.t., -fled, -fling.
Brit. Informal.
to appropriate for one's own use, esp. by devious means; purloin; filch.
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