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(1):

(n.) 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 / Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu.

(2):

(n.) A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.

(3):

(v. t.) To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.

(4):

(n.) 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.

(5):

(v. t.) To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Badger'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/badger.html. 1828.
 
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