snaffle

n. (in full snaffle-bit) simple bridle-bit without a curb. v. (-ling) colloq. Steal; seize. [low german or dutch perhaps from snavel beak]

n. A kind of bridle bit, having a joint in the part to be placed in the mouth, and rings and cheek pieces at the ends, but having no curb; -- called also snaffle bit.