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Badger
Badger Badg"er, n. [Of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an old verb
badge to lay up provisions to sell again.]
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. [Now
dialectic, Eng.]
BadgerBadger Badg"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Badgered (?);p. pr. &
vb. n. Badgering.] [For sense 1, see 2d Badger; for 2,
see 1st Badger.]
1. To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or
irritate persistently.
2. To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain. badger dogDachshund Dachs"hund`, n. [G., from dachs badger + hund dog.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and
long body; -- called also badger dog. There are two kinds,
the rough-haired and the smooth-haired. Badger game
Badger game Badg"er game
The method of blackmailing by decoying a person into a
compromising situation and extorting money by threats of
exposure. [Cant]
Badger State
Badger State Badger State
Wisconsin; -- a nickname.
BadgeredBadger Badg"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Badgered (?);p. pr. &
vb. n. Badgering.] [For sense 1, see 2d Badger; for 2,
see 1st Badger.]
1. To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or
irritate persistently.
2. To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain. Badgerer
Badgerer Badg"er*er, n.
1. One who badgers.
2. A kind of dog used in badger baiting.
BadgeringBadger Badg"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Badgered (?);p. pr. &
vb. n. Badgering.] [For sense 1, see 2d Badger; for 2,
see 1st Badger.]
1. To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or
irritate persistently.
2. To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain. Badgering
Badgering Badg"er*ing, n.
1. The act of one who badgers.
2. The practice of buying wheat and other kinds of food in
one place and selling them in another for a profit. [Prov.
Eng.]
Badger-legged
Badger-legged Badg"er-legged`, a.
Having legs of unequal length, as the badger was thought to
have. --Shak.
CadgerCadger Cadg"er, n. [From Cadge, v. t., cf. Codger.]
1. A packman or itinerant huckster.
2. One who gets his living by trickery or begging. [Prov. or
Slang] ``The gentleman cadger.' --Dickens. CadgerCadger Cadg"er, n. [OF. cagier one who catches hawks. Cf.
Cage.] (Hawking)
One who carries hawks on a cadge. honey badgerRatel Ra"tel, n. [F.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any carnivore of the genus Mellivora, allied to the weasels
and the skunks; -- called also honey badger.
Note: Several species are known in Africa and India. The Cape
ratel (M. Capensis) and the Indian ratel (M.
Indica) are the best known. The back is gray; the
lower parts, face, and tail are black. They are fond of
honey, and rob the nests of wild bees. Honey badgerHoney Hon"ey, n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS.
honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw.
h[*a]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. ? dust, Skr. kaa grain.]
1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from
flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the
honeycomb.
2. That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey.
The honey of his language. --Shak.
3. Sweet one; -- a term of endearment. --Chaucer.
Honey, you shall be well desired in Cyprus. --Shak.
Note: Honey is often used adjectively or as the first part of
compound; as, honeydew or honey dew; honey guide or
honeyguide; honey locust or honey-locust.
Honey ant (Zo["o]l.), a small ant (Myrmecocystus
melliger), found in the Southwestern United States, and
in Mexico, living in subterranean formicares. There are
larger and smaller ordinary workers, and others, which
serve as receptacles or cells for the storage of honey,
their abdomens becoming distended to the size of a
currant. These, in times of scarcity, regurgitate the
honey and feed the rest.
Honey badger (Zo["o]l.), the ratel.
Honey bear. (Zo["o]l.) See Kinkajou.
Honey buzzard (Zo["o]l.), a bird related to the kites, of
the genus Pernis. The European species is P. apivorus;
the Indian or crested honey buzzard is P. ptilorhyncha.
They feed upon honey and the larv[ae] of bees. Called also
bee hawk, bee kite.
Honey creeper (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of small,
bright, colored, passerine birds of the family
C[oe]rebid[ae], abundant in Central and South America.
Honey easter (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of small
passerine birds of the family Meliphagid[ae], abundant
in Australia and Oceania; -- called also honeysucker.
Honey flower (Bot.), an evergreen shrub of the genus
Melianthus, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The
flowers yield much honey.
Honey guide (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of small
birds of the family Indicatorid[ae], inhabiting Africa
and the East Indies. They have the habit of leading
persons to the nests to wild bees. Called also
honeybird, and indicator.
Honey harvest, the gathering of honey from hives, or the
honey which is gathered. --Dryden.
Honey kite. (Zo["o]l.) See Honey buzzard (above).
Honey locust (Bot.), a North American tree (Gleditschia
triacanthos), armed with thorns, and having long pods
with a sweet pulp between the seeds.
Honey month. Same as Honeymoon.
Honey weasel (Zo["o]l.), the ratel. stinking badgerTeledu Tel"e*du, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An East Indian carnivore (Mydaus meliceps) allied to the
badger, and noted for the very offensive odor that it emits,
somewhat resembling that of a skunk. It is a native of the
high mountains of Java and Sumatra, and has long, silky fur.
Called also stinking badger, and stinkard.
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Adger is a surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
David Adger (born 1967),
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Adger is a
mountain lake in Polk County,
North Carolina,
north of
Tryon and
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North Carolina. The lake was
formed in 1925 when...
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Adger is an
unincorporated crossroads community in
Jefferson County, Alabama,
southwest of Birmingham.
Adger has a post office, two
convenience stores...
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James Adger (November 2, 1777 –
September 24, 1858) was an Irish-American merchant. He was born in
County Antrim and
emigrated to the
United States with...
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Robert Mara
Adger Jr. (c. 1837 - June 10, 1910) was a
businessman and
bibliophile in Philadelphia. His
family owned a
collectibles shop and
lived adjacent...
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William Adger Moffett (October 31, 1869 –
April 4, 1933) was an
American admiral and
Medal of
Honor recipient known as the
architect of
naval aviation...
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David Adger FBA (born 23
September 1967) is a
Professor of
Linguistics at
Queen Mary
University of London.
Adger is
interested in the
human capacity for...
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Adger is a
given name.
Notable people with the name include:
Adger Armstrong (born 1957),
American football player Adger Cowans (born 1936),
American photographer...
- USS
James Adger was a
sidewheel steamer in the
Union Navy
during the
American Civil War. She
retained her
former name.
Before being pressed into service...
