Snaffle: alternatives and connections

Furnished with, or composed of, rings; ringed; surrounded by rings of color.

That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.

The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a loop.

The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a seizure with the teeth or mou…

A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces.

The snaffle and rein of a military bridle, which acts independently of the bit, at the pleasure of the rider. It is used in connection…

A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering; -- also called butt joint.

A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlapping. See 1st Butt, 8.

A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the jo…

A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint, by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of cli…

Having a movable joint or finger closing against a preceding joint or a projecting part of it, so that the whole may be used for grasp…

A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft.

A kind of patten mounted on short pieces of iron instead of rings; also, a fixture with iron points worn on a shoe to prevent one from…

A piece or part which passes over the head, as in a bridle.

To furnish wich a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth.

The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat.

A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early par…

A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlo…