badger

n. small burrowing mammal; fur pelt of a badger

v. bother, harass, annoy

Badger is the common name for any animal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: the same mammal family as the ferrets, the weasels, the otters, and several other types of carnivore. There are eight species of badger, in three subfamilies: Melinae (badgers of Europe and Asia – see links in species list below), Mellivorinae (the Ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (the American badger). The Asiatic stink badgers of the genus Mydaus were formerly included in the Melinae, but recent genetic evidence indicates that these are actually Old World relatives of the skunks (family Mephitidae). Typical badgers (Meles, Arctonyx, Taxidea and Mellivora species) are short-legged and heavy-set. The lower jaw is articulated to the upper by means of a transverse condyle firmly locked into a long cavity of the cranium, so that dislocation of the jaw is all but impossible. This enables the badger to maintain its hold with the utmost tenacity, but limits the jaw movement to hinging open and shut or sliding from side to side; it does not allow yawing as in most other mammals (including humans).
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BADGER was a 23 kiloton tower shot that was fired on April 18, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site, specifically 37° 8'16.8" N, 116° 7'4.8" W , as part of the Operation Upshot-Knothole nuclear test series.
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Noun
1. sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
(hypernym) musteline mammal, mustelid, musteline
(hyponym) American badger, Taxidea taxus
Verb
1. annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
(synonym) tease, pester, bug, beleaguer
(hypernym) torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
(derivation) heckler, badgerer
2. persuade through constant efforts
(hypernym) persuade

v. badge, put a tag on something, mark with a badge; market a product under brand names

(v. t.)
To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently.
  

(v. t.)
To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.
  

(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.
  

(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 or Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu.
  

(n.)
A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.