BAIT n[ME, fr. ON beit pasturage & beita food; akin to OE 1 a: something used in luring esp. to hook or trap b: a poisonous material placed where it will be eaten by usu. wild animals considered undesirable or deleterious 2: to give food and drink to (an animal) 3: LURE, TEMPTATION, ENTICE

Not my definition, Websters.