unbait en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + bait.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove the bait from.
I would lift the pole, unbait the hook, wrap the line around the pole, and carefully lay it down.
1998, Franklin Burroughs, Billy Watson's Croker Sack, page 54:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unbaits | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unbaited | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unbaited | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unbaiting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |