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}.