cadbait

English

Etymology

English dialect codbait, cadbote, fly.

Noun

cadbait (plural cadbaits)

1. (archaic) A caddis; the larva of a caddis fly.

References

• “cadbait”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.