Both Uses of
badger
in
Arrowsmith
- In fury at her badgering, in desire for her lips and forgiving smile, he was whirled through to the end of the term.†
Chpt 5 *
- They've done time for selling licker to the Indians, but their specialty, before they went into education, used to be the badger game.†
Chpt 23 *
Definitions:
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(badger as in: badgered her until she agreed) to nag or bother someone repeatedly -- typically to repeatedly ask them to do something
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(badger as in: saw a badger) a type of mammal that digs tunnels with strong claws and is widely distributed in the northern hemisphere