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Definition of Baiting

Baiting
Bait Bait, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baited; p. pr. & vb. n. Baiting.] [OE. baiten, beit?n, to feed, harass, fr. Icel. beita, orig. to cause to bite, fr. b[=i]ta. [root]87. See Bite.] 1. To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull. 2. To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses. --Holland. 3. To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook. A crooked pin . . . bailed with a vile earthworm. --W. Irving.

Meaning of Baiting from wikipedia

- Look up bait in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bait may refer to: Bait (luring substance), bait as a luring substance Fishing bait, bait used for fishing...
- centuries. Bear-baiting was very po****r from the 12th until the 19th century. From the 16th century, many bears were maintained for baiting. In its best-known...
- VI and I in March 1604 were entertained by bull-baiting. During the time of Queen Anne, bull-baiting was practiced in London at Hockley-in-the-Hole, twice...
- In internet slang, rage-baiting (also rage-farming) is the mani****tive tactic of eliciting outrage with the goal of increasing internet traffic, online...
- where he'd lose his composure.' Goon-baiting was a term used in WWII. In WWII, in prisoner-of-war camps, goon-baiting was used amongst prisoners of all nationalities...
- prohibited the baiting of some animals, such as the bull, bear, and other large mammals. However, the law was not enforced for rat baiting and competitions...
- Hyena-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of hyenas against dogs. The striped hyena has historically been the most frequently used species....
- Monkey-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of monkeys against dogs. The English were always keen for something new to challenge their dog fighting...
- Human-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of humans against dogs. There are at least three known do****ented cases of human-baiting, all of...
- Boar-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of wild boars against dogs. Villagers in Indonesia call the event "adu bagong" translated as boar fighting...