Snaffle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb

get hold of or seize quickly and easily

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈæfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈafəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈafəl/

1 syllable Say it as /snˈæfəl/.

Examples

I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale
snaffle a horse

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

snaffle bit grab snap up

Parts of Speech

noun	a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb
verb	get hold of or seize quickly and easily “I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale”
verb	fit or restrain with a snaffle “snaffle a horse”

Word Forms

snaffle	verb	fit or restrain with a snaffle
grab	noun	the act of catching an object with the hands
snaffle	noun	a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Trense

ein einfaches Gelenkgebiss für ein Pferd; ohne Bordstein

🇫🇷French

bridon

un simple mors articulé pour cheval ; sans trottoir

🇪🇸Spanish

birlar

un bocado articulado simple para caballo; sin bordillo

🇮🇹Italian

filetto

un semplice morso snodato per un cavallo; senza cordolo

🇳🇱Dutch

trens

een eenvoudig scharnierend bit voor een paard; zonder stoeprand

🇵🇹Portuguese

bridão

uma simples broca articulada para um cavalo; sem meio-fio

🇷🇺Russian

трензель

простое шарнирное удило для лошади; без бордюра

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लगाम

घोड़े के लिए एक साधारण जोड़दार बिट; बिना किसी अंकुश के

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்னாஃபிள்

ஒரு குதிரைக்கு ஒரு எளிய கூட்டு பிட்; ஒரு தடை இல்லாமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్నాఫిల్

ఒక గుర్రం కోసం ఒక సాధారణ జాయింటెడ్ బిట్; కాలిబాట లేకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

स्नॅफल

घोड्यासाठी एक साधे जोडलेले बिट; एक अंकुश न

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્નેફલ

ઘોડા માટે એક સરળ સાંધાવાળો બીટ; અંકુશ વિના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ನಾಫ್ಲ್

ಕುದುರೆಗೆ ಸರಳವಾದ ಜಂಟಿ ಬಿಟ್; ತಡೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്നാഫിൾ

ഒരു കുതിരയ്ക്ക് ഒരു ലളിതമായ സംയുക്ത ബിറ്റ്; ഒരു നിയന്ത്രണവുമില്ലാതെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਨੈਫਲ

ਘੋੜੇ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਸਧਾਰਨ ਜੋੜਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਬਿੱਟ; ਇੱਕ ਰੋਕ ਦੇ ਬਿਨਾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

斯纳夫尔

一个简单的有关节的马具；没有路缘石

🇯🇵Japanese

スナッフル

馬用の単純な関節ビット。縁石なしで

🇰🇷Korean

재갈

말을 위한 간단한 관절 재갈; 연석 없이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khụt khịt

một khớp nối đơn giản dành cho ngựa; không có lề đường

🇹🇭Thai

สูดอากาศ

ข้อต่อธรรมดาสำหรับม้า โดยไม่มีขอบถนน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencuri

sedikit sambungan sederhana untuk seekor kuda; tanpa pembatas

🇲🇾Malay

semput

sedikit sendi mudah untuk kuda; tanpa sekatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شكيمة

قطعة بسيطة مفصلية للحصان؛ بدون كبح

🇮🇷Persian

اسنافل کردن

یک لقمه ساده برای اسب؛ بدون حاشیه

🇹🇷Turkish

normal kantarma

bir at için basit eklemli bir parça; kaldırım olmadan

🇮🇱Hebrew

חבטות

מעט מפרק פשוט לסוס; ללא מדרכה

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