(idiomatic) A fraudulent, ineffective potion or nostrum; panacea. / A traditional Chinese medicine used to treat joint pain.

(slang) To dupe or con.

(retronym) Mail sent physically in the post, especially as compared to email.

the laughing falcon

Any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae; they have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.

A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity. / A glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time.

(transitive) To take a photograph of. / (transitive, computing) To capture the state of, in a snapshot.

(informal) A hidden enemy.

A broad-mouthed, loose-ringed bit (metal in a horse's mouth). It brings pressure to bear on the tongue and bars and corners of the mouth, and is often used as a training bit.

(transitive) To put a snaffle on, or control with a snaffle. / (transitive) To clutch by the bridle. / (transitive, informal) To grab or seize; to snap up.