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单词 badger
释义

badger /bajˈər/

noun
  1. A burrowing, nocturnal, hibernating animal of the otter and weasel family
  2. Applied to other animals, such as hyrax, wombat, ratel
  3. A paintbrush or other brush (made of badger's hair)
  4. (with cap) a member of the junior section of the St John's ambulance brigade
transitive verb

To pester or worry

ORIGIN: Prob from badge and the noun-forming sfx -ard, in reference to the white mark like a badge on its forehead

badgˈerly adjective

  1. Like a badger
  2. Greyish-haired, elderly

badgˈer-baiting or badgˈer-drawing noun

The sport of setting dogs to draw out a badger from a barrel or artificial earth, etc

badgˈer-dog noun

The dachshund, a long-bodied and short-legged dog used in badger-baiting

badgˈer-legged adjective

Having legs of unequal length, as the badger was commonly supposed to have

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