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.
Etymology: 16th c.: perh. f. BADGE, with ref. to its white forehead mark