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jerkbait

jerkbait noun: a type of fishing lure having a swimbait-like slender body that resembles a small bait fish (e.g. a shad), a short steeply angled bill, and usually two (or sometimes three) treble hooks.

Noun

jerkbait (plural jerkbaits)

  1. A type of fishing lure having a swimbait-like slender body that resembles a small bait fish (e.g. a shad), a short steeply angled bill, and usually two (or sometimes three) treble hooks.

Forms of jerkbait

pluraljerkbaits

Questions about jerkbait

What does jerkbait mean?
Jerkbait means a type of fishing lure having a swimbait-like slender body that resembles a small bait fish (e.g. a shad), a short steeply angled bill, and usually two (or sometimes three) treble hooks.
What part of speech is jerkbait?
Jerkbait is a noun.
What is the plural of jerkbait?
The plural of jerkbait is jerkbaits.

Words near jerkbait in the dictionary

  1. jerk-offs
  2. jerk-water
  3. jerk-waters
  4. jerkass
  5. jerkasses
  6. jerkbait
  7. jerkbaits
  8. jerkball
  9. jerkballs
  10. jerkdar
  11. jerkdom

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