Search Result for "snaffle_bit":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb;
[syn: snaffle, snaffle bit]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Snaffle \Snaf"fle\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

snaffle bit n 1: a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb [syn: snaffle, snaffle bit]