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(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.
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(n.) A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.
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(v. t.) To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.
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(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.
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(v. t.) To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently.