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Look up: badger

  1. Badger
    The badger (Meles taxus) or brock is an omnivorous mammal of the family Mustelidae found in England and Europe. It is a nocturnal animal about 900 cm in length with shirt stout limbs, a pointed nose and of a blackish-grey colour with white markings over its head.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Badger
    Badger is a city in Webster County Iowa, USA. Badger is a township in Kingsbury County South Dakota, USA. Badger is a township in Davison County South Dakota, USA. Badger is a town in Kingsbury County South Dakota, USA. Badger is a township in LaMoure County North Dakota, USA. Badger is a township in Vernon County Missouri, USA. Badger is a township in Polk County Minnesota, USA. Badger is a city in Roseau County Minnesota, USA.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. badger
    [n] - sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere 2. [v] - persuade through constant efforts
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Badger
    archaic or obsolete terms > Occupations:Licensed pauper.
    Found on http://www.skyscript.co.uk/glossarytt.ht

  5. Badger
    NATO codename for Tupolev Tu-16 bomber [SU;RU]
    Found on http://www.jedsite.info/index.html

  6. Badger
    Badg'er noun [ Of uncertain origin; perhaps from an old verb badge to lay up provisions to sell again.] An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another. [ Now dialectic, Eng.]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/5

  7. Badger
    Badg'er noun [ Middle English bageard , probably from badge + -ard , in reference to the white mark on its forehead. See Badge , noun ] 1. A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species ( M. vulgaris ), called als ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/5

  8. Badger
    Badg'er transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Badgered ; present participle & verbal noun Badgering .] [ For sense 1, see 2d Badger ; for 2, see 1st Badger .] 1. To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently. 2. To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/5

  9. badger
    An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another. ... Origin: Of uncertain origin; perh. Fr. An old verb badge to lay up provisions to sell again. ... 1. A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burr ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. badger
    noun sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. badger
    verb persuade through constant efforts
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. Badger
    • (n.) A brush made of badgers` hair, used by artists. • (v. t.) To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently. • (v. t.) To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain. • (n.) A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  13. badger
    common name for any of several stout carnivores, most of them members of the weasel family (Mustelidae), that are found in various parts of the world ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/5

  14. badger
    badger, name for several related members of the weasel family. Most badgers are large, nocturnal, burrowing animals, with broad, heavy bodies, long snouts, large, sharp claws, and long, grizzled fur. The Old World badger, Meles meles, is found in Europe and in Asia N of the Himalayas; it is about 3 ...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08057


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