Meaning

noun a native or resident of Wisconsin

noun sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere

verb annoy persistently

originFrom Middle English bageard (“marked by a badge”), from bage (“badge”), referring to the animal's badge-like white blaze, equivalent to badge + -ard. Displaced earlier brock, from Old English brocc.

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