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bei

Bingham

béi

n. a pile of stones on a flat collected as a snare for fish.

beéi

vi. to skim along as a thin plate when thrown.

Sabatier

bei

n. 1. something tied up, parcel of food,.
2. packet of bait tied in ing under canoe, or under water, or in a fish trap.
vt. to put or to keep in packet, to envelop.

bei1

n. te bei ni baenata: a heap of stones piled up so as to attract fish and then surrounded by a net or mat, finally the stones are thrown out one by one so as to take fish.
v. tao bei: to surround the bei with fishing net.

bei2

n. bebei: swaying movements or balancing movements as a person drunk, a kite, or a stone skidding over water, etc.

Topics: Food and cooking, Fishing