unbait
English
Etymology
un- + bait
Verb
unbait (third-person singular simple present unbaits, present participle unbaiting, simple past and past participle unbaited)
- (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.
- 1998, Franklin Burroughs, Billy Watson's Croker Sack (page 54)