BADGER


Meaning of BADGER in English

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.