DCHP-1 Online
snapper (broom) Curling 
n. See first quote.
- 1966 The . . . rink were given permission . . . to continue using their snapper brooms.
- 1966 The snappers are Canadian-made brooms--in some areas they are illegal in Canada . . . with a strip of leather in the centre. The leather gives a crackling noise when it strikes the ice, thus the name.
- 1966 The . . . rink were given permission . . . to continue using their snapper brooms.