n. & v.
n. 1 an omnivorous grey-coated nocturnal mammal of the family Mustelidae with a white stripe flanked by black stripes on its head, which lives in sets. 2 a fishing-fly, brush, etc., made of its hair.
v.tr. pester, harass, tease.
[ 16th c.: perh. f. BADGE, with ref. to its white forehead mark ]