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rebaiting

rebaiting is the present participle and gerund of rebait.

Meaning of rebait

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

Questions about rebaiting

What is rebaiting the present participle and gerund of?
Rebaiting is the present participle and gerund of rebait.

Words near rebaiting in the dictionary

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

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