| Badger |
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. |
| Badger |
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. |
n. |
| Badger |
A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists. |
n. |
| Badger |
To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently. |
v. t. |
| Badger |
To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain. |
v. t. |
| Baker-legged |
Having legs that bend inward at the knees. |
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| Bandy-legged |
Having crooked legs. |
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| Bowl-legged |
Having crooked legs, esp. with the knees bent outward. |
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| Near-legged |
Having the feet so near together that they interfere in traveling. |
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| Puff-legged |
Having a conspicuous tuft of feathers on the legs. |
a. |
| Rough-legged |
Having the legs covered with feathers; -- said of a bird. |
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| Spindle-legged |
Having long, slender legs. |
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| dog-legged |
Noting a flight of stairs, consisting of two or more straight portions connected by a platform (landing) or platforms, and running in opposite directions without an intervening wellhole. |
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| Duck-legged |
Having short legs, like a waddling duck; short-legged. |
a. |
| Legged |
Having (such or so many) legs; -- used in composition; as, a long-legged man; a two-legged animal. |
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| Light-legged |
Nimble; swift of foot. |
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