bait : Idioms & Phrases


bait and switch

  • noun a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product
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Bait bug

  • (Zoöl), a crustacean of the genus Hippa found burrowing in sandy beaches. See Anomura.
Webster 1913

bait casting

  • noun the single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait
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Bear baiting

  • the sport of baiting bears with dogs.
Webster 1913

Bull baiting

  • the practice of baiting bulls, or rendering them furious, as by setting dogs to attack them.
Webster 1913

crow-bait

  • noun an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows
    crowbait.
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Ground bait

  • noun bait scattered on the water to attract fish
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  • bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc., thrown into the water to collect the fish, Wallon.
Webster 1913

Ledger bait

  • fishing bait attached to a floating line fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc. Walton. J. H. Walsh.
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Spoon bait

  • (Fishing), a lure used in trolling, consisting of a glistening metallic plate shaped like the bowl of a spoon with a fishhook attached.
Webster 1913