"bait box" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bait box.wav [US] Forms: bait boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bait box (plural bait boxes)
  1. (fishing) a box used to keep bait
    Sense id: en-bait_box-en-noun-j6a2hwoO Categories (other): Fishing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
  2. A small box, in which poison is kept, with space for small animals e.g. rats to eat from.
    Sense id: en-bait_box-en-noun-Ig~NRLVU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55

Inflected forms

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