foresnaffle

To restrain; prohibit.

Verb

  1. To restrain; prohibit.
    • Had I not foresnaffled my mind by votarie promise Not to yoke in wedlock too no wight earthly my person, When my first feloship by murther beastly was eended, Had I not such daliaunce, such pipling bed gle renounced,...

Origin

From fore- + snaffle.

Forms

foresnaffles foresnaffling foresnaffled

Synonyms

withstrain prohibit

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