- bear bait
- Trucker slang for a leader in a group of trucks as in "Looks like Swift is the bear bait tonight" where "bear" refers to a police officer (i.e., Smokey the Bear).
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bear|bait|ing — «BAIR BAY tihng», noun. the sport of setting dogs to fight a chained bear, now forbidden by law … Useful english dictionary
bear — 1. to be pregnant or to give birth The standard English use makes us forget that anyone who lifts up a baby bears a child and is of child bearing age: Asses are made to bear, and so are you. (Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew,… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Bear-baiting — is a blood sport involving the baiting of bears.Bear baiting in EnglandBear baiting was popular in England until the nineteenth century. From the sixteenth century, many herds of bears were maintained for baiting. In its best known form, arenas… … Wikipedia
Bait (luring substance) — Bait is any substance used to attract prey, e.g. in a mousetrap.FishingThe term is especially used with regard to catching fish. Traditionally, nightcrawlers, insects, and smaller fish have been used for this purpose. Fishermen have also begun… … Wikipedia
Bait — (b[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Baiting}.] [OE. baiten, beit[=e]n, to feed, harass, fr. Icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. b[=i]ta. [root]87. See {Bite}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bear conservation — refers to the management of bears and their habitat with a view to preventing their extinction.Bears face serious threats on many fronts, most of which are due to human activity. Whether indirect, as in human encroachment on their natural… … Wikipedia
bait — vb Bait, badger, heckle, hector, chivy, hound, ride mean to persist in tormenting or harassing another. Bait derives its implications from its basic reference to the action of dogs set on to bite and worry an animal (as a chained bear, boar, or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bait — bait1 [beıt] n [singular, U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: beita food ] 1.) food used to attract fish, animals, or birds so that you can catch them ▪ We used worms as bait. ▪ The fish wouldn t take the bait . 2.) something attractive… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bait — 1 noun (singular, uncountable) 1 food used to attract fish, animals, or birds so that you can catch them: Worms make excellent fish bait. | take the bait (=eat it and be caught) 2 something used to make someone do something, buy something etc:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bait — v. a. (a bear). HD. 1840. ON. beita … Oldest English Words
