BADGER (2)

Badg″er, n. [[OE. bageard, prob. fr. badge + -ard, in reference to the white mark on its forehead. See Badge, n.]] 1. 1. 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.
2. 2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.
Badger dog. (Zoöl.) See Dachshund.