Rebait

//ɹiːˈbeɪt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 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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