cod-bait
1. = cad-bait (see cad4): generally identified with the caddis-worm, though sometimes said to be distinct. [It is possible that this belongs etymologically to cod n.1, the larva being in a case.]
| 1626 G. Sandys Ovid's Met. (1640) 286 Codbates and Strawbates which lye under water [convert] into Mayflies. 1651–7 T. Barker Art of Angling (1820) 32 The Cod bait (as we call it) but named here a cadice. 1706 R. H. Angler's Sure Guide 30 Cod-Bait are much larger than Cadise, and of a more yellowish colour. 1740 R. Brookes Art of Angling i. iii. 14 The Cod-Bait, Cadis-worm, and Straw-worm are only different Names for the same Bait. 1833 J. Rennie Alph. Angling 34 The grubs, which are known by the name of caddis-worms, case-worms, cad or cod bait, and ruff-coats. |
2. Sc. A large sea-worm, dug from wet sands; also called lug. [? Bait for cod (n.3).]