ground bait

noun

chum2(def 1).

Origin of ground bait

First recorded in 1645–55

Words nearby ground bait

grouch, grouchy, grough, ground, ground alert, ground bait, ground ball, ground bass, ground beam, ground beetle, ground bug

British Dictionary definitions for groundbait

groundbait
/ (ˈɡraʊndˌbeɪt) angling /

noun

bait, such as scraps of bread, maggots, etc, thrown into an area of water to attract fish See chum 2

verb

(tr) to prepare (an area of water) with groundbait