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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Cynarctomachy :: Cynarctomachy (n.) Bear baiting with a dog.
Bait :: Bait (v. i.) Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.
Tole :: Tole (v. t.) To draw, or cause to follow, by displaying something pleasing or desirable; to allure by some bait..
Pearlfish :: Pearlfish (n.) Any fish whose scales yield a pearl-like pigment used in manufacturing artificial pearls, as the bleak, and whitebait..
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..
Bait :: Bait (v. i.) A light or hasty luncheon.
Sarabaite :: Sarabaite (n.) One of certain vagrant or heretical Oriental monks in the early church.
Polewig :: Polewig (n.) The European spotted goby (Gobius minutus); -- called also pollybait.
Baiting :: Baiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bai.
Allure :: Allure (v. t.) To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract..
Badger :: Badger (v. t.) To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently..
Bait :: Bait (v. i.) Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net..
Ligger :: Ligger (n.) A baited line attached to a float, for night fishing. See Leger, a..
Bite :: Bite (v. i.) To take a bait into the mouth, as a fish does; hence, to take a tempting offer..
Bait :: Bait (v. i.) To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey..
Inescation :: Inescation (n.) The act of baiting; allurement.
Cadbait :: Cadbait (n.) See Caddice.
Float :: Float (v. i.) The cork or quill used in angling, to support the bait line, and indicate the bite of a fish..
Angleworm :: Angleworm (n.) A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm..
Lure :: Lure (n.) A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks..
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