(亦作 snaffle bit)
1- (on a bridle) a simple bit, typically a jointed one, used with a single set of reins马嚼子, 马衔铁。
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- （亦作 snaffle bridle）a bridle with such a bit装上嚼子的马笼头。
with obj.
- informal take (something) for oneself, typically quickly or without permission〈非正式〉偷取, 攫取：
shall we snaffle some of Bernard's sherry?
我们是不是去偷点伯纳德的雪利酒？
词源
mid 16th cent. (denoting a bridle bit)： probably from Low German or Dutch; compare with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snavel 'beak, mouth'. The verb （mid 19th cent.） is perhaps a different word.