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Chum :: Chum (n.) Chopped pieces of fish used as bait.

Baited :: Baited (imp. & p. p.) of Bai.

Whitebait :: Whitebait (n.) The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England..

Hook :: Hook (v. t.) To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout..

Bait :: Bait (v. t.) To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses..

Badger :: Badger (v. t.) To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently..

Ligger :: Ligger (n.) A baited line attached to a float, for night fishing. See Leger, a..

Pearlfish :: Pearlfish (n.) Any fish whose scales yield a pearl-like pigment used in manufacturing artificial pearls, as the bleak, and whitebait..

Cynarctomachy :: Cynarctomachy (n.) Bear baiting with a dog.

Bite :: Bite (v.) The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a seizure with the teeth or mouth, as of a bait; as, to give anything a hard bite..

Sliver :: Sliver (n.) Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings.

Vent :: Vent (n.) A baiting place; an inn.

Dap :: Dap (v. i.) To drop the bait gently on the surface of the water.

Inescation :: Inescation (n.) The act of baiting; allurement.

Angle :: Angle (n.) A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod..

Bait :: Bait (v. i.) A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment..

Entice :: Entice (v. t.) To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them to listen..

Hippe :: Hippe (n.) A genus of marine decapod crustaceans, which burrow rapidly in the sand by pushing themselves backward; -- called also bait bug. See Illust. under Anomura..

Shrape :: Shrape (n.) A place baited with chaff to entice birds.

Bait :: Bait (v. t.) To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull..

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