baith

& pro. [BOTH.] ( Scotch.) bā'it-ing, pr. par., a., & s. [BAIT (1).] A. & B. As present participle & participial adjective: In senses corresponding to those of the verb. "But our desire's tyrannical extortion Doth force us there to set our chief delightfulne , Where but a baiting place is all our portion." C. As substantive: Sidney . 1. The act of placing bait upon a hook or on or in a trap. 2. The act of hara ing some large or powerful animal by means of dogs; the state of being so hara ed.