snaffle — قاموس الإنجليزية

اسم

1. A broad-mouthed, loose-ringed bit (metal in a horse's mouth). It brings pressure to bear on the tongue and the corners of the mouth, and is often used as a training bit.

   أمثلة

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   Captain went out in the cab all the morning. Harry came in after school to feed me and give me water. In the afternoon I was put into the cab. Jerry took as much pains to see if the collar and bridle fitted comfortably, as if he had been John Manly over again. When the crupper was let out a hole or two, it all fitted well. There was no bearing rein—no curb—nothing but a plain ring snaffle. What a blessing that was!

   “I shall have to take the mare to-morrow,” said the Tertium Quid, “and she will stand nothing heavier than a snaffle.”

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   For many horses the best bit to use in the field is a plain snaffle, with very large rings, so that the bit cannot be pulled through the horse’s mouth. The bridle should have a cavesson, instead of the usual noseband.

2. Decorative wear that looks like a snaffle.

   الاستعمال

   • مجازي

   أمثلة

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[…]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.

فعل

1. To put a snaffle on, or control with a snaffle.

   الاستعمال

   • متعدٍ

2. To quell or suppress.

   الاستعمال

   • broadly
   • مجازي
   • متعدٍ

   أمثلة

   Julian Joolby, when will you learn to snaffle your violent emotion?

3. To clutch by the bridle.

   الاستعمال

   • متعدٍ

4. To grab or seize; to snap up.

   الاستعمال

   • غير رسمي
   • متعدٍ

   أمثلة

   “That was my inspiration back in 2005,” he says, snaffling his third roll.

5. To purloin, or obtain by devious means.

   الاستعمال

   • غير رسمي
   • متعدٍ

   أمثلة

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   […] the Master at Arms, the senior member of the lower deck and chief policeman, was found to be drunk; he must have snaffled some of the crew's rum ration always kept closely guarded in a special locker […]

6. To talk foolishly.

   الاستعمال

   • Norfolk
   • استعمال بريطاني
   • عتيق
   • لازم

   أمثلة

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   In Norfolk, "jaffle" is used in the sense of idle discourse, of an indecent or malicious character; and a prating busybody is said to be "always a snaffling and jafflin about what don't concern him."

اسم

1. a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb

   مرادفات

   snaffle bit

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   bit

فعل

1. get hold of or seize quickly and easily

   مرادفات

   snap upgrab

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   take

   أمثلة

   I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale

2. fit or restrain with a snaffle

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   bridle

   أمثلة

   snaffle a horse