"prebait" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: pre- + bait Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|bait}} pre- + bait Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} prebait (uncountable)
  1. Unpoisoned bait offered to animals to attract them before introducing poison. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-prebait-en-noun-cnAxN0nw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53

Verb

Forms: prebaits [present, singular, third-person], prebaiting [participle, present], prebaited [participle, past], prebaited [past]
Etymology: pre- + bait Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|bait}} pre- + bait Head templates: {{en-verb}} prebait (third-person singular simple present prebaits, present participle prebaiting, simple past and past participle prebaited)
  1. To offer unpoisoned bait to animals to attract them before introducing poison.
    Sense id: en-prebait-en-verb-tyi~fa71 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 41 59

Inflected forms

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