Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jerkbait

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jerk-bait
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of fishing lure having a swimbait-like slender body that resembles a small bait fish (e.g. a shad), a short steeply angled bill, and usually two (or sometimes three) treble hooks.

Inflected Forms

jerkbaits (plural)

Questions

What does jerkbait mean?: A type of fishing lure having a swimbait-like slender body that resembles a small bait fish (e.g. a shad), a short steeply angled bill, and usually two (or sometimes three) treble hooks.

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