unbait

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ bait.

Verb

unbait (third-person singular simple present unbaits, present participle unbaiting, simple past and past participle unbaited)

1. (transitive) To remove the bait from.
   • 1998, Franklin Burroughs, Billy Watson's Croker Sack, page 54:

     I would lift the pole, unbait the hook, wrap the line around the pole, and carefully lay it down.