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whitebait

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
white-bait
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The young of various species of fish, especially herrings, sprats or smelts

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Food prepared from such fish, often deep fried and served as a starter or snack.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To fish for whitebait.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From white + bait.

Usage

Inflected Forms

whitebaits (plural) whitebaits (present, singular) whitebaiting (participle, present) whitebaited (participle, past) whitebaited (past)

Derived Forms

whitebaiter whitebaiting

Questions

What does whitebait mean?
The young of various species of fish, especially herrings, sprats or smelts
Where does whitebait come from?
From white + bait.

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