BAIT (4)
Source: 567
Bait, v. i. [[F. battre de l'aile (or des ailes), to flap or flutter. See Batter, v. t.]] To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey. “Kites that bait and beat.” Shak.
Source: 567
Bait, v. i. [[F. battre de l'aile (or des ailes), to flap or flutter. See Batter, v. t.]] To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey. “Kites that bait and beat.” Shak.