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snaffle

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1. snaffle - Noun

2. snaffle - Verb

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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.

To put a snaffle in the mouth of; to subject to the snaffle; to bridle.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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You praise the firm restraint with which they write – I'm with you there, of course: They use the snaffle and the curb all right, But where's the bloody horse? Roy Campbell (poet)

I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale Source: Internet

snaffle a horse Source: Internet

Bits that act with direct pressure on the tongue and lips of the bit are in the general category of snaffle bits. Source: Internet

In both cases, the gag or shank rein will be the bottom rein in the rider's hands, while the snaffle rein will be the top rein. Source: Internet

With a snaffle bridle, the rider is also free to use the drop, flash, or grackle noseband, with the flash and plain cavesson being the most common. Source: Internet

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