(transitive) To put a snaffle on, or control with a snaffle. / (transitive) To clutch by the bridle. / (transitive, informal) To grab or seize; to snap up.

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

plural of snaffle

simple past tense and past participle of snaffle

present participle of snaffle

(transitive, informal) To devour greedily.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snaffle up

simple past tense and past participle of snaffle up

present participle of snaffle up

(obsolete, slang) Highway robbery as a career.