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ground bait

noun

  1. chum.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of ground bait1

First recorded in 1645–55
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Example Sentences

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Mackerel swim in deep water, and are brought to the surface by casting over quantities of ground bait.

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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.

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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.

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Leopold threw overboard the ground bait, and soon, with a shout of exultation, he announced the presence of a school of mackerel.

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Say, youngsters, talk about ground bait, don’t you wish you’d got your tackle ready?

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