| Bait (bait) |
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| n. | (b t) |
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| Bait |
| [Icel. beita
food, beit pasture, akin to AS. bt food, Sw.
bete. See Bait, v. t.] |
Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by
alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.
Anything which allures; a lure; enticement;
temptation.
A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment
taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
A light or hasty luncheon.
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To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or
torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a
bull.
To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the
road; as, to bait horses.
To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or
hook.
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To stop to take a portion of
food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a
journey.
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| Bait (bait) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Bait |
| to flap or flutter. See Batter, v.
t.] |
To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover,
as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.
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