fish or cut bait

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fish awr kuht beyt]
- /fɪʃ ɔr kʌt beɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fish awr kuht beyt]
- /fɪʃ ɔr kʌt beɪt/

Definitions of fish or cut bait words

noun plural fish or cut bait any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales. 1
noun plural fish or cut bait (loosely) any of various other aquatic animals. 1
noun plural fish or cut bait the flesh of fishes used as food. 1
noun plural fish or cut bait Fishes, Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Pisces. 1
noun plural fish or cut bait Informal. a person: an odd fish; a poor fish. 1
noun plural fish or cut bait a long strip of wood, iron, etc., used to strengthen a mast, joint, etc. 1

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Origin of fish or cut bait

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English fis(c)h, fyssh, Old English fisc; cognate with Dutch vis, German Fisch, Old Norse fiskr, Gothic fisks; akin to Latin piscis, Irish iasc; (v.) Middle English fishen, Old English fiscian, cognate with Dutch visschen, German fischen, Old Norse fiska, Gothic fiskôn

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fish or cut bait popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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