red-bait

red-bait
\\ˈredˌbāt\ verb
Usage: often capitalized R
Etymology: back-formation from red-baiter & red-baiting, n.
: to engage in red-baiting

indignantly pointed out that he had never Red-baited in his life — W.E.Shelton

: to subject to red-baiting

you will be red-baited almost beyond endurance — Henry Wallace


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