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
A little office somewhere in the West End, a little ground bait which I know about, and the sharks of the world will come stealing around us.
From Jacob's Ladder by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
I have oft found it so; And have felt much inclined, as I quarrelled with Fate, To chuck in the old fellow instead of ground bait.
From The Anglican Friar and the Fish which he Took by Hook and by Crook by Novice, A.
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