baiting

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. harassment especially of a tethered animal
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bait \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[imac]ta. [root]87. See Bite.] [1913 Webster]

1.To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull. [1913 Webster]

2.To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses. --Holland. [1913 Webster]

3.To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook. [1913 Webster]

A crooked pin . . . baited with a vile earthworm.— W. Irving.[1913 Webster]
baiting \baiting\ (b[=a]t"[i^]ng), n. harassment, especially of a tethered animal. [WordNet 1.5]
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