Definition of Badger dog

1. Noun. Small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows.

Exact synonyms: Dachshund, Dachsie
Generic synonyms: Hunting Dog
Specialized synonyms: Sausage Dog, Sausage Hound

Lexicographical Neighbors of Badger Dog

badelaires
badelynge
badelynges
badest
badfic
badfics
badge
badge-cove
badge bunnies
badge bunny
badged
badgeless
badgelike
badgemaking
badger dog (current term)
badger skunk
badgered
badgerer
badgerers
badgering
badgerlike
badgerly
badgers
badges
badging
badiaga
badian
badigeon
badigeons

Literary usage of Badger dog

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of All the Cases Decided by All the Superior Courts Relating to by Great Britain Magistrates' cases, Edward William Cox (1862)
"... bear, badger, dog, cock, or other kind of animal, as mentioned in the first clause of the said section ; and being also of opinion that the evidence ..."

2. Irish Chancery Reports: Being a Series of Reports of Cases Argued and by Ireland High Court of Chancery, Ireland Rolls Court (1862)
"... any place for the purpose of fighting or baiting " any bull, bear, badger, dog, cock, or other kind of animal, whether " of domestic or wild nature, ..."

3. Reports of Cases in Criminal Law Argued and Determined in All the Courts in ...by Edward William Cox by Edward William Cox (1850)
"... that every person who shall keep or use or act in the management of any place for the purpose of fighting or baiting any bull, bear, badger, dog, cock, ..."

4. Hunting Reminiscences by Alfred Edward Pease (1898)
"The fox - terrier, whether wire-haired or smooth, is often an excellent badger dog. ... and unreasoning ferocity of the bull-dog to make a good badger dog. ..."

5. Hunting Reminiscences by Alfred Edward Pease (1898)
"The fox-terrier, whether wire-haired or smooth, is often an excellent badger dog. ... and unreasoning ferocity of the bull-dog to make a good badger dog. ..."

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