Definition: bait

Bait.

From the Merriam-Webster online dictionary:

Pronunciation: 'bAt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse beit pasturage & beita food; akin to Old English bItan to bite
1 a : something (as food) used in luring especially to a hook or trap b : a poisonous material placed where it will be eaten by harmful or objectionable animals
2 : LURE, TEMPTATION

From The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce:

BAIT, n.
A preparation that renders the hook more palatable. The best kind is beauty.

Definition: uxorious

Uxorious.

From the Merriam-Webster online dictionary:

Pronunciation: "&k-'sor-E-&s, "&g-'zor-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin uxorius uxorious, uxorial, from uxor wife
: excessively fond of or submissive to a wife
- ux·o·ri·ous·ly adverb
- ux·o·ri·ous·ness noun

From The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce:

UXORIOUSNESS, n.

A perverted affection that has strayed to one's own wife.