Rebait
//ɹiːˈbeɪt// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To bait again; to readd bait to. transitive
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From re- + bait.
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