Snaffle

snaf′l, n. a bridle which cro es the nose and has a slender mouth-bit without branches.— v.t. to bridle: to clutch by the bridle.— ns. Snaff′le-bit , a kind of slender bit; Snaff′ling-lay , the trade of highwayman. [Dut. snavel , the muzzle; cf. Snap .]