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baited |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bait \Bait\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baited}; p. pr & vb n. {Baiting}.] [OE. baiten, beit?n, to feed, harass, fr Icel. beita, orig. to cause to bite, fr b[=i]ta. [root]87. See {Bite}.] 1. To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull. 2. To give a portion of food and drink to upon the road; as to bait horses. --Holland. 3. To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook. A crooked pin . . . bailed with a vile earthworm. --W. Irving.
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