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crankbait

crankbait noun: a kind of fishing lure.

Noun

crankbait (plural crankbaits)

  1. A kind of fishing lure.

Forms of crankbait

pluralcrankbaits

Origin of crankbait

From crank + bait.

Questions about crankbait

What does crankbait mean?
Crankbait means a kind of fishing lure.
What part of speech is crankbait?
Crankbait is a noun.
What is the plural of crankbait?
The plural of crankbait is crankbaits.

Words near crankbait in the dictionary

  1. crank the hog
  2. crank up
  3. crankable
  4. crankarm
  5. crankarms
  6. crankbait
  7. crankbaits
  8. crankbird
  9. crankbirds
  10. crankcase
  11. crankcases

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