Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Badger \Badg"er\, n. [OE. bageard, prob. fr. badge + -ard, in
   reference to the white mark on its forehead. See {Badge},n.]
   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. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.

   {Badger dog}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Dachshund}.

Cockchafer \Cock"chaf`er\, n. [See {Chafer} the beetle.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   A beetle of the genus {Melolontha} (esp. {M. vulgaris}) and
   allied genera; -- called also {May bug}, {chafer}, or
   {dorbeetle}.

Hake \Hake\, n. [Also {haak}.] [Akin to Norweg. hakefisk, lit.,
   hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See {Hook}.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera
   {Phycis}, {Merlucius}, and allies. The common European hake
   is {M. vulgaris}; the American silver hake or whiting is {M.
   bilinearis}. Two American species ({Phycis chuss} and {P.
   tenius}) are important food fishes, and are also valued for
   their oil and sounds. Called also {squirrel hake}, and
   {codling}.