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Webster 1828 Edition


Baiting

BA'ITING

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ppr.
Furnishing with bait; tempting; alluring.
2.
Feeding; refreshing at an inn.
3.
Harassing, with dogs; attacking.

Definition 2024


baiting

baiting

English

Verb

baiting

  1. present participle of bait

Noun

baiting (plural baitings)

  1. A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.
  2. The act of luring, as into a trap.

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