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rebait

/ɹiːˈbeɪt/

rebait verb: to bait again; to readd bait to.

Verb

rebait (third-person singular simple present rebaits, present participle rebaiting, simple past and past participle rebaited)

  1. (transitive) To bait again; to readd bait to.
    • Any fish were gaffed and brought aboard, the hooks rebaited, and the line paid out on the other side. The dory thus went down the whole length of the trawl.2012, Jack Coggins, Marine Painter's Guide

Forms of rebait

third-person singular presentrebaits
present participlerebaiting
past participlerebaited
pastrebaited

Origin of rebait

From re- + bait.

Questions about rebait

What does rebait mean?
Rebait means to bait again; to readd bait to.
What part of speech is rebait?
Rebait is a verb.
How do you pronounce rebait?
Rebait is pronounced /ɹiːˈbeɪt/.
What is the past tense of rebait?
The past tense of rebait is rebaited.

Words near rebait in the dictionary

  1. rebags
  2. rebail
  3. rebailed
  4. rebailing
  5. rebails
  6. rebait
  7. rebaited
  8. rebaiting
  9. rebaits
  10. rebake
  11. rebaked

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