Definition of bait

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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..

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Loligo :: Loligo (n.) A genus of cephalopods, including numerous species of squids, common on the coasts of America and Europe. They are much used for fish bait..
Baited :: Baited (imp. & p. p.) of Bai.
Cynarctomachy :: Cynarctomachy (n.) Bear baiting with a dog.
Slate :: Slate (v. t.) To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3..
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..
Ligger :: Ligger (n.) A baited line attached to a float, for night fishing. See Leger, a..
Whitebait :: Whitebait (n.) The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England..
Sarabaite :: Sarabaite (n.) One of certain vagrant or heretical Oriental monks in the early church.
Branlin :: Branlin (n.) A small red worm or larva, used as bait for small fresh-water fish; -- so called from its red color..
Bate :: Bate (v. t.) To attack; to bait.
Mallotus :: Mallotus (n.) A genus of small Arctic fishes. One American species, the capelin (Mallotus villosus), is extensively used as bait for cod..
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..
Inescation :: Inescation (n.) The act of baiting; allurement.
Angleworm :: Angleworm (n.) A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm..
Polewig :: Polewig (n.) The European spotted goby (Gobius minutus); -- called also pollybait.
Chum :: Chum (n.) Chopped pieces of fish used as bait.
Caddis :: Caddis (n.) The larva of a caddice fly. These larvae generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of broken shells, gravel, bits of wood, etc. They are a favorite bait with anglers. Called also caddice worm, or caddis worm..
Hellgramite :: Hellgramite (n.) The aquatic larva of a large American winged insect (Corydalus cornutus), much used a fish bait by anglers; the dobson. It belongs to the Neuroptera..
Badgerer :: Badgerer (n.) A kind of dog used in badger baiting.
Shrape :: Shrape (n.) A place baited with chaff to entice birds.
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