REDBAIT

Etymology

Verb

redbait (third-person singular simple present redbaits, present participle redbaiting, simple past and past participle redbaited)

(US, transitive) To attack by denouncing as a Communist.

Noun

redbait (plural redbait)

A fish, Emmelichthys nitidus

Pyura stolonifera, an ascidian often used as bait by anglers.

Anagrams

• bitrade, tribade

Source: Wiktionary



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