Baitfish
a small fish that is a source of food for a larger fish:
Fishermen knew the presence of baitfish meant plenty of bass nearby.
Angling. any small fish, as a minnow or shiner, used as bait.
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- Baith
both. Historical Examples If I had been her, I wad hae blazed it baith to kirk and council;—to his wife’s ear, and to his minister’s! The Shepherd’s Calendar James Hogg There’s mony chances, baith o’ gude and ill, befa’ folk in this warld. The Proverbs of Scotland Alexander Hislop Ye are baith a pair o’ […]
- Bait money
bait money noun phrase Money given to a thief containing a device that will dye the money and the thief (1990s+)
- Baited
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc. a poisoned lure used in exterminating pests. an allurement; enticement: Employees were lured with the bait of annual bonuses. an object for pulling molten or liquefied material, as glass, from a vat or the like by adhesion. South Midland and Southern U.S. a […]
- Baiter
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc. a poisoned lure used in exterminating pests. an allurement; enticement: Employees were lured with the bait of annual bonuses. an object for pulling molten or liquefied material, as glass, from a vat or the like by adhesion. South Midland and Southern U.S. a […]
- Baiting
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc. a poisoned lure used in exterminating pests. an allurement; enticement: Employees were lured with the bait of annual bonuses. an object for pulling molten or liquefied material, as glass, from a vat or the like by adhesion. South Midland and Southern U.S. a […]