crow bait

crow bait

Someone or something that is near death, often an animal. That old horse can barely walk around the farm these days—he's just crow bait now.
See also: bait, crow
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

crow bait

Rur. someone or an animal that is likely to die; a useless animal or person. That old dog used to hunt good, but now he's just crow bait.
See also: bait, crow
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • pogey bait
  • lure (someone or something) in(to something or some place)
  • lure in to
  • cut bait
  • swallow the bait
  • take the bait
  • rise to the bait
  • shark bait
  • a hot number
  • narrow escape
References in periodicals archive
Many thanks to Cindy Crow of Crow Bait and Tackle for running the score-master station/computer logistics and to Luke Crow for the photographs which will be made available on DVD once editing etc is complete.
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Doug Skelton, author of Crow Bait "Why is Bloody Scotland great?
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The events of Blood City and Crow Bait continue to haunt him.
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Douglas Skelton's Blood City was a hit last year and now he's spreading the word about the much-acclaimed sequel Crow Bait.
Douglas said: "Crow Bait is set in Glasgow's underworld, 10 years on from the violent events of Blood City.
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After putting a resounding stamp on the bookshelves with Blood City, Douglas Skelton releases the follow-up Crow Bait.
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