bait

täky, syötti

asettaa syötti

usuttaa koirat kimppuun Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
food Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests.
Anything which allure allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.

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The tediousness of a two hours' bait at Petty-France, in which there was nothing to be done but to eat without being hungry, and loiter about without any thing to see, next followed…

a crooked pin (..) bailed with a vile earthworm

to bait a bear with dogs;  to bait a bull

And than they com into a lowe medow that was full of swete floures, and there thes noble knyghtes bayted her horses.

King Cyrus, that he might more speedily receave news from al parts of his Empire (which was of exceeding great length), would needs have it tried how far a horse could in a day goe outright without baiting, at which distance he caused stations to be set up, and men to have fresh horses ready for al such as came to him.

Evil news rides post, while good news baits.

My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence baiting at Newmarket.

Kites that bait and beat.