snaffle['snæfl]

• n.
  • [亦作 snaffle bit] (马的)嚼子,衔铁
• vt.
  • 给(马)上嚼子；用嚼子勒(马)：

    to snaffle one's horse to stop

    把马勒住停止不前

  • [英国俚语] 偷，扒；攫取：

    to snaffle somebody's purse

    偷扒某人的钱夹

• 短语:
  • ride … on (或 in) the snaffle (以温良的手段)不费力地控制
• 变形:

  vt.snaffled.snaffling