BADGER


Meaning of BADGER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbædʒə ]

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]

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