'snaffle bit' definitions:
Definition of 'snaffle bit'
(from WordNet)
noun
A simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb [syn: snaffle, snaffle bit]
Definition of 'snaffle bit'
From: GCIDE
- 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]