A broad-mouthed, loose-ringed bit(metal in a horses mouth)''. It brings pressure to bear on the tongue and bars and corners of the mouth. Often used as a training bit.
1877, (w), (w)
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 check-rein, no curb, nothing but a plain ring snaffle. What a blessing that was!
puhekieltä Decorative wear that looks like a snaffle.
(quote-book)
puhekieltä To put a snaffle on, or control with a snaffle.
2014, Geoffrey Bennett, The Battles of Coronel and the Falklands, 1914
(..) 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 (..)