badger
Betekenis (Engels)
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- Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger).
- A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.
- (obsolete) A brush made of badger hair.
- (obsolete) A gang of robbers who robbed near rivers, into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered.
Concepten
Synoniemen
get by incessant begging
obtain by incessant begging
bark at
find fault with
grate on
jar on
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈbæd͡ʒə/
Etymologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English bageard (“marked by a badge”), from bage (“badge”), referring to the animal's badge-like white blaze, equivalent to badge + -ard. Displaced earlier brock, from Old English brocc.
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