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 Baisser.Bajaderes. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Bait.
 
Food to entice or allure, as bait for fish. Bait for travellers is a “feed” by way of refreshment taken en passant. (Anglo-Saxon, bætan, to bait or feed.)   1
 


 Baisser.Bajaderes. 

 
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