badger
21badger — bad|ger1 [ˈbædʒə US ər] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from badge; because of the white marks on its head] an animal which has black and white fur, lives in holes in the ground, and is active at night badger 2 badger2 v [T] to try to… …
22badger — I UK [ˈbædʒə(r)] / US [ˈbædʒər] noun [countable] Word forms badger : singular badger plural badgers a wild animal that lives in a hole in the ground and has short legs and thick dark fur with a white area on its head II UK [ˈbædʒə(r)] / US… …
23Badger — Recorded in several spellings including Badger, Bagger, and the patronymic Badgers, this is an English surname. It is believed to be either an occupation surname for a maker or supplier of sacks, from the Olde English pre 7th century word bagge …
24badger — [16] The Old English term for a ‘badger’ was brock, a word of Celtic origin, and badger does not begin to appear, somewhat mysteriously, until the early 16th century. The name has never been satisfactorily explained, but perhaps the least… …
25badger — barsukas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Meles meles angl. badger; Eurasian badger; Old World badger vok. Dachs; Dachsbär; europäischer Dachs; gemeiner Dachs rus. барсук; обыкновенный барсук pranc.… …
26badger — [16] The Old English term for a ‘badger’ was brock, a word of Celtic origin, and badger does not begin to appear, somewhat mysteriously, until the early 16th century. The name has never been satisfactorily explained, but perhaps the least… …
27badger — 1. noun /ˈbædʒə,ˈbædʒɚ/ a) A common name for any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger). b) A native or resident of… …
28Badger — This word is found in Ex. 25:5; 26:14; 35:7, 23; 36:19; 39:34; Num. 4:6, etc. The tabernacle was covered with badgers skins; the shoes of women were also made of them (Ezek. 16:10). Our translators seem to have been misled by the similarity in …
29badger — [[t]bæ̱ʤə(r)[/t]] badgers, badgering, badgered 1) N COUNT A badger is a wild animal which has a white head with two wide black stripes on it. Badgers live underground and usually come up to feed at night. 2) VERB If you badger someone, you… …
30badger — a prostitute Formerly, a licensed huckster who had to wear a badge, from which the standard English meaning, to importune excessively, and so to the prostitute who accosts men in the street. The usage survives in the badger game, in which… …
