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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
‡BAIT, n.4 A boat. [bet]Abd.14 1911:
Bait, a boat, common in fishing villages.
Comb. bait(h)yeuk, a rope with a hook on the end for raising fishbaskets out of the hold of a boat (Rs. 1911) [′beitjʌk]. See Heuk.
[O.Sc. bate, bait, O.E. bāt, a boat. Dr Forest in Bch. Field Club (1891) II. 12 writes it bät [bet] and says it was then in use in the Buchan coast villages.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Bait n.4". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 22 Dec 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/bait_n4>
