bait

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bait

  1. (pesca), (caccia) esca
  2. (senso figurato) esca, lusinga, allettamento, adescamento
  3. (raro) cibo, ristoro

bait

  1. (pesca), (caccia) munire di esca
  2. (senso figurato) adescare, lusingare
  3. perseguitare, tormentare

bait m inv

  1. cantina dove si depongono le conche del latte

IPA: /bajt/

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    • Pietro Monti, Vocabolario dei dialetti della città e diocesi di Como con esempi e riscontri di lingue antiche e moderne, Dalla Società tipografica de' classici italiani, 1845, pag. 3.