snaffle
noun
[ ˈsnaf(ə)l ]
• (on a bridle) a simple bit, typically a jointed one, used with a single set of reins.
snaffle
verb
• take (something) for oneself, typically quickly or without permission.
• "shall we snaffle some of Bernard's sherry?"
Similar:
steal,
thieve,
rob,
take,
purloin,
help oneself to,
abscond with,
run off with,
carry off,
pilfer,
embezzle,
misappropriate,
walk off/away with,
run away/off with,
swipe,
nab,
rip off,
lift,
liberate,
filch,
snitch,
nick,
pinch,
half-inch,
whip,
knock off,
nobble,
bone,
scrump,
blag,
heist,
glom,
snavel,
tief,
crib,
hook,
Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting a bridle bit): probably from Low German or Dutch; compare with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snavel ‘beak, mouth’. The verb (mid 19th century) is perhaps a different word.
