snaffle
snaffle
noun
noun
- (亦作 snaffle bit)(on a bridle) a simple bit, typically a jointed one, used with a single set of reins
马嚼子，马衔铁
■(亦作 snaffle bridle)a bridle with such a bit
装上嚼子的马笼头
- [with obj.](informal)take (something) for oneself, typically quickly or without permission
(非正式)偷取，攫取
shall we snaffle some of Bernard's sherry?.
我们是不是去偷点伯纳德的雪利酒？。
- mid 16th cent. (denoting a bridle bit): probably from Low German or Dutch; compare with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snavel 'beak, mouth'. The verb (mid 19th cent.) is perhaps a different word
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