to take something quickly for yourself, in a way that prevents someone else from having or using it

Who's snaffled my pen? 谁拿走了我的钢笔?

Martha snaffled (= ate) all the peanuts before the party had even begun! 玛莎在聚会开始前就吃光了所有的花生！

The company grew by snaffling up several smaller businesses. 这家公司是靠一气吞并几家小公司而发展起来的。

a type of bit (= a metal bar held in a horse's mouth to control it) usually with a joint in the middle