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groundbait

British  
/ ˈɡraʊndˌbeɪt /

noun

  1. bait, such as scraps of bread, maggots, etc, thrown into an area of water to attract fish See chum 2

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verb

  1. (tr) to prepare (an area of water) with groundbait

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A by-way leads down to the river where boats are lying for hire—a dozen narrow punts, waiting at this anchorage till groundbait be lawful.

From Nature Near London by Jefferies, Richard

“Do they groundbait the place where they fish?”

From The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk by Davies, G. Christopher

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