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rebait en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɹiːˈbeɪt/

Etymology

From re- + bait.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To bait again; to readd bait to.
    • Any fish were gaffed and brought aboard, the hooks rebaited, and the line paid out on the other side. The dory thus went down the whole length of the trawl. 2012, Jack Coggins, Marine Painter's Guide:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
rebaits Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
rebaiting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rebaited Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rebaited Tense=Past lexicographic