- badger badg·er
- ['bædʒə(r)]
1. nZool tasso2. vttormentare
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badger — badg|er1 [ bædʒər ] verb transitive to try to make someone do something by asking them many times: PESTER: They keep badgering me to take them to the show. badger badg|er 2 [ bædʒər ] noun count a wild animal that lives in a hole in the ground… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Badger — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To beat down; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Badger — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Badger dog — Badger 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
badger — badg·er (băj’ər) n. 1) Any of several carnivorous burrowing mammals of the family Mustelidae, such as Meles meles of Eurasia or Taxidea taxus of North America, having short legs, long claws on the front feet, and a heavy grizzled coat. 2) The fur … Word Histories
badger-baiting — badgˈer baiting or badgˈer drawing noun The sport of setting dogs to draw out a badger from a barrel or artificial earth, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑badger … Useful english dictionary
badger-drawing — badgˈer baiting or badgˈer drawing noun The sport of setting dogs to draw out a badger from a barrel or artificial earth, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑badger … Useful english dictionary
Badg|er — «BAJ uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a hairy, gray mammal that feeds at night and digs a hole in the ground to live in. Badgers live in Europe, Asia, and North America and are related to the weasel, but are larger and more heavily built. 2. its hair or… … Useful english dictionary
badg|er — «BAJ uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a hairy, gray mammal that feeds at night and digs a hole in the ground to live in. Badgers live in Europe, Asia, and North America and are related to the weasel, but are larger and more heavily built. 2. its hair or… … Useful english dictionary
Badger-legged — Badg er legged , a. Having legs of unequal length, as the badger was thought to have. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
