Phrases. 1  fish or cut bait. 2  informal Stop vacillating and decide to act on or disengage from something. âwhen it comes to flagging brands, companies are being forced to fish or cut baitâ. âBy the second season of any TV show, you usually know if it's going to fish or cut bait.â.
Meaning and Origin Recorded as Larn, Larne, Larner, Lardner, and Lerner, this is usually a surname of English origins. It has at least three possible sources, each with its own distinct derivation. Firstly it may be an early medieval English occupational surname for a scholar or a schoolmaster, derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century word leornian.
Melrose Name Meaning. Scottish: habitational name from a place near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, so named from British words that were ancestors of Welsh moel âbareâ, âbarrenâ + rhos âmoorâ, âheathâ.lick on a circle in the chart to view Melrose birth and death records. An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names.