unbait

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ bait.

Verb

unbait (third-person singular simple present unbaits, present participle unbaiting, simple past and past participle unbaited)

  1. (transitive) To remove the bait from.
    • 1998, Franklin Burroughs, Billy Watson's Croker Sack, page 54:
      I would lift the pole, unbait the hook, wrap the line around the pole, and carefully lay it down.