Definition of Redbait

1. Verb. (US transitive) To attack by denouncing as a Communist. ¹

2. Noun. A fish, ''Emmelichthys nitidus''. ¹

3. Noun. ''Pyura stolonifera'', an ascidian often used as bait by anglers. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Redbait

1. to denounce as Communist [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Redbait

redans
redargue
redargued
redargues
redarguing
redargution
redargutions
redargutory
redate
redated
redates
redating
redback
redback vole
redbacks
redbait (current term)
redbaited
redbaiter
redbaiters
redbaiting
redbaits
redbay
redbays
redbed
redbeds
redbellies
redbelly
redberries
redberry
redbird

Literary usage of Redbait

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dufief's Nature Displayed in Her Mode of Teaching Language to Man: Or, A New by Nicolas Gouin Dufief, Manuel Torres, L. Hargous (1811)
"Que hagan adornar decentemente esta sala para redbait todos los que me favorezcan asistiendo á la disección del cadáver que han de enviarme del Hospital ..."

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