rebait
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a word derived from
bait.
baitnounfood, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
Example Sentences
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Even if I didn’t rebait them, I knew I needed to move the pots around.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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Patiently Matty had helped him to rebait his hook.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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The next trap was sprung and empty; the next held the body of a red squirrel, a nuisance always and good only to rebait the trap he springs.
From Rolf in the Woods by Ernest Thompson Seton
And if, on inspection, the specimen acquired proved to be not the one sought, I should have to add it to the collection and rebait the trap.
From The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
Mr. Cornwall, why don't you rebait your hook and try to catch something?
From Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight by Mathew Joseph Holt