A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool's back.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Snaffle. "Bit "or muzzle, (camus) to prevent the animal from biting. (Haydock)
Septuagint, Arabic, "a goad for an ass. "But metheg denotes a bridle. (Montanus; Haydock) asses being there very large, and commonly used for riding, chap. xiii. 13. (Calmet)