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stinkbait

noun

Etymology

From stink + bait.

  1. derived from *bʰeyd-✻ — “to cleave, split, separate”
  2. derived from *baitō✻ — “that which is bitten, bait”
  3. derived from beita — “food, bait”
  4. inherited from bayte
  5. compounded as stinkbait — “stink + bait”

Definitions

  1. A form of bait composed of malodorous ingredients, designed to attract fish (primarily…

    A form of bait composed of malodorous ingredients, designed to attract fish (primarily catfish) that hunt by scent.

    • Deke mashed a wad of stinkbait onto the treble hook, then rinsed his fingers in the water to reduce the foul stench before lifting his beer can.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for stinkbait. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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