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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

snaffle

/snaf-uhl/US // ˈsnæf əl //UK // (ˈsnæfəl) //

扼杀,扼杀了,扼杀一切,扼杀的

Related Words

brake刹车,制动器,制动,煞车leash绳索,皮带,绳子,狗带bridle辔头,缰绳,笼头,辔头的restraint约束力,克制,约束,约束性

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also called snaffle 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.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    snaf·fled, snaf·fling.

    • : to put a snaffle on.
    • : to control with or as with a snaffle.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounbit
Synonyms
brake刹车,制动器,制动,煞车bridle辔头,缰绳,笼头,辔头的leash绳索,皮带,绳子,狗带restraint约束力,克制,约束,约束性

Examples

  • Deirdre heard the click, click of Ginger's snaffle, the chirping of young birds under the roof, while Conal was eating.

  • The horses crunched them with a relish, their light snaffle bits acting as only slight impediments to their mastication.

  • A vigorous stirring is bound to upheave what is searched for, so in due course the Captain dug up a snaffle-bit.

  • He wondered why she hadn't taken advantage of the situation here to snaffle a husband.

  • The latter held the reins in both hands, each rein being single and fastened to either side of a snaffle-like bit.

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