ETYM Icel. beita food, beit pasture, akin to AS. bât food, Swed. bete. Related to Bait.
(Homonym: bate).
1. Anything that serves as an enticement; SYN. come-on, hook, lure, sweetener.
2. Something used to lure victim into danger; SYN. decoy, lure.

ETYM French battre de l'aile (or des ailes), to flap or flutter. Related to Batter.
(Homonym: bate).
1. To attack with dogs or set dogs upon.
2. To lure, entice, or entrap with bait.