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
There was another tub full of much more damaged pilchards—all pounded up for ground bait.
From Menhardoc by C.J. Staniland
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 G. D. Rowlandson
Mackerel swim in deep water, and are brought to the surface by casting over quantities of ground bait.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Adams Drake
Leopold threw overboard the ground bait, and soon, with a shout of exultation, he announced the presence of a school of mackerel.
From The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock by Oliver Optic
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