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toll-bait
ˈtoll-bait U.S. [f. toll v.1 2 + bait n.] Chopped bait thrown into the water to ‘toll’ or attract fish; throw-bait.1870 Amer. Naturalist IV. 516 The ‘tole-bait’ consists chiefly of Menhaden (Alausa menhaden) ground very fine. 1887 Fisheries of U.S. Sect. v. II. 594 In the old style of mackerel fishi... Oxford English Dictionary
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▪ I. toll, n.1 (təʊl) Also 2–7 tol, 5–7 tolle, tole, (5–6 towl(e, 6 toule, towlle, Sc. toille, 7 toal(l, toale; 4 tholle, 5–6 tholl, 5 (7 Sc.) thoill, 6–7 thole); the th-forms chiefly in Latin context. [OE. toll = OFris., OS. tol (MLG., LG., MDu., Du. tol), OHG., MHG. zol (Ger. zoll); ON. tollr (Sw.... Oxford English Dictionary
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