"prebait" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49

Verb

Forms: prebaits [present, singular, third-person], prebaiting [participle, present], prebaited [participle, past], prebaited [past]
Etymology: From 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-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49

Inflected forms

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