|
Related Words:
Badgerer
Badgering
Badger-legged
|
Badger
Badg"er (?), n. [Of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an old verb badge to lay up provisions to sell again.] An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another. [Now dialectic, Eng.]
Badg"er, n. [OE. bageard, prob. fr. badge + -ard, in reference to the white mark on its forehead. See Badge,n.] 1. A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species (M. vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea Americana or Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu. 2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.Badger dog. (Zo'94l.) See Dachshund.
Badg"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Badgered ();p. pr. & vb. n. Badgering.] [For sense 1, see 2d Badger; for 2, see 1st Badger.] 1. To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently. 2. To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.
The noun Badger has 2 senses
1. badger -- sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere 2. Wisconsinite, Badger -- a native or resident of Wisconsin
The verb Badger has 2 senses
1. tease,badger,pester,bug,beleaguer -- annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" 2. badger -- persuade through constant efforts
Tweets for "Badger"
|