ground bait
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ground bait
First recorded in 1645–55
Example Sentences
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As ground bait in the chilling stream of philosophic speculation, the publishers have sprinkled 500 illustrations, half of them in color, through this volume.
From Time Magazine Archive
A few of the boarders and some of the out-of-towners took a shy long at first, but their bids was only ground bait.
From Cape Cod Stories by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
Oats or buckwheat may also be used, as the ground bait, if desired.
From Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making by Gibson, William Hamilton
And very nearly got turned into ground bait for my pains,” he said to himself, as he went out to find Dick.
From Middy and Ensign by Rowlandson, G. D.
After a few nervous darts and tail whiskings, a bold squirrel would skip up close, and, after eating a little ground bait, would boldly come up and nibble out of a motionless hand.
From A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil by Swinburne, T. R.
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