badger

Definitions

1. 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. 2.A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists. Badger dog. (Zoöl.) See Dachshund.
3. 3.To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently.
4. 4.To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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