Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - badger
Badger
badger
n. & v. --n. 1 an omnivorous grey-coated nocturnal mammal of the family Mustelidae with a white stripe flanked by black stripes on its head, which lives in sets. 2 a fishing-fly, brush, etc., made of its hair. --v.tr. pester, harass, tease. Etymology: 16th c.: perh. f. BADGE, with ref. to its white forehead mark
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I. noun Etymology: probably from badge; from the white mark on its forehead Date: 1523 1. any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere, the pelt or fur of a ~, a native or resident of Wisconsin, II. transitive verb Etymology: from the sport of baiting ~s Date: 1794 to harass or annoy persistently, see: bait ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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