bait (2)

i. [Fr. battre Old Fr. batre = to beat; Sp. batir Port. bater; Ital. battere; Lat. battuo to beat.] [BEAT, 2.] To flap the wings; to flutter. (Used of hawks or other birds of prey.) [BAITING, 8.] "Another way I have to man my haggard, To make her come, and know her keeper's call; That is, to wateli her as we watch these kites That bait and beat and will not be obedient." Shakesp.: Taming of the Shrew, iv. 1