rebait

/ɹiːˈbeɪt/

Etymology

From re- + bait.

rebait means to bait again; to readd bait to. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

verb

To bait again; to readd bait to.“Any fish were gaffed and brought aboard, the hooks rebaited, and the line paid out on the other side. The dory thus went down the whole length of the trawl.”