What is to provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull called?
bait — To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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