Bearbait
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bearbait is a noun meaning An instance of bearbaiting.
Meaning
An instance of bearbaiting.
More Meanings
- Bait used to lure bears.
- A person or animal that is not very useful or respected.
- To torment or provoke.
Example Sentences
Listen you ol' chunk of bearbait, you get ornery with me and I'll sic Mollie on you again.
I went first this morning to the carcass of the bison we had killed for bearbait ; I found a bear had been there, and had already had his breakfast.
Horse patrols with Wyoming Game and Fish Department wardens located three illegal bearbait sites; two were located in ldaho and one barely into Wyoming.
The worst ones for straying, curiously enough, were three broken-down old “bearbaits,” which went by themselves, as is generally the case with the cast-off horses of a herd.
Word Forms
- bearbaits
- bear-bait
- bear bait
- bearbaiting
- bearbaited
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bear-bait, bear-baiting, bearhound, beartrap, cynarctomachy, bullbaiting.
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