fly-bait

  • 31Bait — (b[=a]t), v. i. [F. battre de l aile (or des ailes), to flap or flutter. See {Batter}, v. t.] To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey. Kites that bait and beat. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 32fly-cast|ing — «FLY KAS tihng, KAHS », noun, adjective, or fly casting. –n. the sport of fishing with rod and line, using an artificial fly as bait. –adj. of or having to do with fly casting: »a fly casting rod …

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  • 33fly fishing — UK US noun [uncountable] the activity of catching fish by using artificial flies on the end of a fishing line Thesaurus: hunting, shooting and fishinghyponym * * * ˈfly fishing [fly fishing] noun …

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  • 34fly-cast|er — «FLY KAS tuhr, KAHS », noun. a person who casts for fish with rod and line, using an artificial fly as bait …

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  • 35Fly-fish — Fly fish, v. i. To angle, using flies for bait. Walton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 36fly-fishing — ► NOUN ▪ the sport of fishing using a rod and an artificial fly as bait …

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  • 37fly-fish|ing — «FLY FIHSH ihng», noun. fishing with natural or artificial flies as bait …

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  • 38fly-fish — fly′ fish v. i. spo to fish with artificial flies as bait …

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  • 39fly casting — noun casting an artificial fly as a lure • Hypernyms: ↑casting, ↑cast * * * noun : the action of throwing the lure when fly fishing * * * Angling. the act or technique of casting with an artificial fly as the lure, the rod used being longer and… …

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  • 40Fly — For other uses, see fly (disambiguation) and flies (disambiguation). Fly Temporal range: Middle Triassic Recent 245–0 Ma …

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