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Bait (b&ā;t), n. [Icel. beita food, beit pasture, akin to AS. b&ā;t food, Sw. bete. See Bait, v. t.] 1. Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.
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2. Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation. Fairfax.
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3. A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
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4. A light or hasty luncheon.
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Bait bug (Zo&ö;l.), a crustacean of the genus Hippa found burrowing in sandy beaches. See Anomura.
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Bait (b&ā;t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baited; p. pr. & vb. n. Baiting.] [OE. baiten, beit&ē;n, to feed, harass, fr. Icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. b&ī;ta. √87. See Bite.]
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1. 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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2. To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses. Holland.
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3. To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
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A crooked pin . . . baited with a vile earthworm. W. Irving.
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Bait (b&ā;t), 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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Evil news rides post, while good news baits. Milton.
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My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence baiting at Newmarket. Evelyn.
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Bait (b&ā;t), v. i. [F. battre de l'aile (or des ailes), 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. “Kites that bait and beat.” Shak.
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