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Meaning
Noun
●
Any
mammal
of three
subfamilies
, which
belong
to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian
badgers
), Mellivorinae (ratel or
honey badger
), and Taxideinae (American
badger
).
●
In Mustelids:
A
native
or
resident
of the American state, Wisconsin.
●
A
brush
made of
badger
hair.
●
A
crew
of
desperate
villains
who
robbed
near
rivers
, into which they
threw
the
bodies
of those they murdered.
●
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.
●
A
native
or
resident
of the American state of Wisconsin.
●
A
child
member
of the St John Ambulance
medical
volunteering
organisation.
Verb
●
To
pester
; to
annoy
persistently
; to press.
Name
●
A
village
in Shropshire, England.
●
A
town
in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
●
A
habitational
surname
from Old English.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
badger
English
bageard
Middle English (1100-1500)
bage
Middle English (1100-1500)
bage
Anglo-Norman
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Brock
Flatulate
Pester
Annoy
Pick At
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