Anagrams of: OONBAIT

• A Cuban type of sweet potato with light-colored flesh that is drier and less sweet than the varieties typical in the US (Ipomoea batatas).

• come into possession of

• receive a specified treatment (abstract)

• be valid, applicable, or true

• flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna

• fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna

• any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas

• a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir

• a short stout club used primarily by policemen

• a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority

• a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette

• a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race

• a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature

• an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

• excluded from use or mention

• forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands

• declare as sacred and forbidden

• a discrete unit of living matter

• all the plant and animal life of a particular region

• a small vessel for travel on water

• a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

• ride in a boat on water