Definition of bait

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

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Sliver :: Sliver (n.) Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings.
Cynarctomachy :: Cynarctomachy (n.) Bear baiting with a dog.
Kibblings :: Kibblings (n. pl.) Portions of small fish used for bait on the banks of Newfoundland.
Bait :: Bait (v. t.) To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook..
Dobson :: Dobson (n.) The aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect (Corydalus cornutus), used as bait in angling. See Hellgamite..
Baited :: Baited (imp. & p. p.) of Bai.
Spoon :: Spoon (n.) Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing), a spoon bait..
Snap :: Snap (v. i.) To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth; to catch eagerly (at anything); -- often with at; as, a dog snapsat a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait..
Bug :: Bug (n.) One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc..
Bait :: Bait (v. i.) Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.
Angle :: Angle (v. i.) To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as, to angle for praise..
Capelin :: Capelin (n.) A small marine fish (Mallotus villosus) of the family Salmonidae, very abundant on the coasts of Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Alaska. It is used as a bait for the cod..
Ligger :: Ligger (n.) A baited line attached to a float, for night fishing. See Leger, a..
Bob :: Bob (n.) A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait..
Badgerer :: Badgerer (n.) A kind of dog used in badger baiting.
Gudgeon :: Gudgeon (n.) A small European freshwater fish (Gobio fluviatilis), allied to the carp. It is easily caught and often used for food and for bait. In America the killifishes or minnows are often called gudgeons..
Bait :: Bait (v. i.) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey..
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..
Polewig :: Polewig (n.) The European spotted goby (Gobius minutus); -- called also pollybait.
Baiter :: Baiter (n.) One who baits; a tormentor.
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