ground bait

noun

chum² (def. 1).

Origin of ground bait

First recorded in 1645–55

Words nearby ground bait

grouchy, grough, ground, groundage, ground alert, ground bait, ground ball, ground bass, ground beam, ground beetle, groundbreaker

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Example sentences from the Web for ground bait

Throw in your ground-bait, and before long you are very likely to get some bites.
Ernest Bracebridge|William H. G. Kingston
We've stirred up a quiet swim, wasted a lot of ground-bait, lost several fish, and—now where are we?
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100, June 6, 1891|Various
The punt leaked at the end depressed by the Colonel and the ground-bait had been left behind.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Feb. 19, 1919|Various
Ground-bait, consisting chiefly of meal and clay, is largely used, but a place is rarely baited beforehand.
The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk|G. Christopher Davies

No, I shall not, unless it turns out that you're ground-bait for the police.
Stingaree|E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung

British Dictionary definitions for ground bait

groundbait

/ (ˈɡraʊndˌbeɪt) angling /

noun

bait, such as scraps of bread, maggots, etc, thrown into an area of water to attract fishSee chum 2

verb

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

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单词	ground bait
释义	ground bait noun chum² (def. 1). Origin of ground bait First recorded in 1645–55 Words nearby ground bait grouchy, grough, ground, groundage, ground alert, ground bait, ground ball, ground bass, ground beam, ground beetle, groundbreaker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ground bait Throw in your ground-bait, and before long you are very likely to get some bites. Ernest Bracebridge\|William H. G. Kingston We've stirred up a quiet swim, wasted a lot of ground-bait, lost several fish, and—now where are we? Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100, June 6, 1891\|Various The punt leaked at the end depressed by the Colonel and the ground-bait had been left behind. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Feb. 19, 1919\|Various Ground-bait, consisting chiefly of meal and clay, is largely used, but a place is rarely baited beforehand. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk\|G. Christopher Davies No, I shall not, unless it turns out that you're ground-bait for the police. Stingaree\|E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung British Dictionary definitions for ground bait groundbait / (ˈɡraʊndˌbeɪt) angling / noun bait, such as scraps of bread, maggots, etc, thrown into an area of water to attract fishSee chum 2 verb (tr) to prepare (an area of water) with groundbait Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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