prebait

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noun

Unpoisoned bait offered to animals to attract them before introducing poison.

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Meanings

nounprebait (uncountable)
  1. uncountableUnpoisoned bait offered to animals to attract them before introducing poison.
verbprebait (third-person singular simple present prebaits, present participle prebaiting, simple past and past participle prebaited)

present singular third person prebaits · participle present prebaiting · participle past prebaited · past prebaited

  1. To offer unpoisoned bait to animals to attract them before introducing poison.

Origin

From pre- + bait.

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APA

prebait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebait

MLA

“prebait.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebait. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prebait,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebait.

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