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A light or hasty luncheon. Bait bug (Zoöl), a crustacean of the genus Hippa found burrowing in sandy beaches. See Anomura.

One who baits; a tormentor.

See Caddice.

One of certain vagrant or heretical Oriental monks in the early church.

easons on the coasts of China and Japan, and used in the same manner as the European whitebait.

insects of the genus Sialis or allied genera. They have aquatic larvæ, which are used for bait.

To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract. With promised joys allured them on. Falconer. The golden sun in splendor likest Heaven Allured his eye. Milton.

A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod. Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there. Shak. A fisher next his trembling angle bears. Pope. Acute angle, one less than a right angle, or less than 90º. -- Adjacent or Contiguous angles, such as have one leg commo…

A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm.

To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently.

A kind of dog used in badger baiting.

To attack; to bait. [Obs.] Spenser.

h coarse matting; -- used to scour the deck. Australian bear. (Zoöl.) See Koala. -- Bear baiting, the sport of baiting bears with dogs. -- Bear caterpillar (Zoöl.), the hairy larva of a moth, esp. of the genus Euprepia. -- Bear garden. (a) A place where bears are kept for diversion or fighting. (b) Any place where r…

A hound for baiting or hunting bears. Car

To take a bait into the mouth, as a fish does; hence, to take a tempting offer.

rms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait. Or yellow bobs, turned up before the plow, Are chiefest baits, with cork and lead enow. Lauson.

A small red worm or larva, used as bait for small fresh-water fish; -- so called from its red color.

One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.

rise in the price of stocks, or in order to effect such a rise. See 4th Bear, n., 5. Bull baiting, the practice of baiting bulls, or rendering them furious, as by setting dogs to attack them. -- John Bull, a humorous name for the English, collectively; also, an Englishman. "Good-looking young John Bull." W. D.Howells.…

ty, courage, and tenacity of grip; -- so named, probably, from being formerly employed in baiting bulls.