Word: baited
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...bring in a single fish. His helper, a young boy named Manolin, who is devoted to him and whom the old man loves, has been forced by his family to leave the unlucky old man and find work on a more successful boat. But the boy still brings him bait and food. Gnarled and bone weary, the old man can only doze and dream and hope that his luck will change. Before dawn on the 85th day, feeling somehow confident, the old man sets out again in his skiff. "Good luck, old man," says Manolin. "Good luck," answers...
...Gulf Stream, 600 feet down, a big marlin takes the bait. Joining his ancient skill to his failing strength, the old man plays him with care and respect. When his adversary leaps from the water for the first time...
Line & Sinker. In Madison, Wis., when Herbert C. Fischer tried to outsmart a persistent burglar by rigging up a camera trap to catch him in the act, the burglar, on his next visit, ignored the bait ($2, a ring and a watch), made off with the $150 camera...
Those South American trout mentioned in your June 2 story could be used for bait to catch some Priest Lake (Idaho) Mackinaw trout. One recent catch weighed...
...week's end Ike held his second press conference with some 150 newsmen in Manhattan. When an eccentric jumped up and began to bait Ike (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS), he was greeted by jeers. After Ike calmly answered his question, reporters themselves broke into the same spontaneous applause and cheering that had offended them at the first conference...