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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Badger \Badg"er\, n. [Of uncertain origin; perh. fr. 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.]
Badger \Badg"er\, n. [OE. bageard, prob. fr. badge + -ard, in
reference to the white mark on its forehead. See {Badge},n.]
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 also {brock}, inhabits the north of
Europe and Asia; another species ({Taxidea Americana or
Labradorica}) inhabits the northern parts of North
America. See {Teledu}.
2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.
{Badger dog}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Dachshund}.
Badger \Badg"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Badgered} (?);p. pr. &
vb. n. {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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
badger
n : sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely
distributed in the northern hemisphere
badger
v 1: annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of
his stammer" [syn: {tease}, {pester}, {bug}, {beleaguer}]
2: persuade through constant efforts