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Badger

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Bouvier (1839)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A hawker; a huckster.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

(From the French bagage, a bundle, and thence is derived bagagier, a carrier of goods). One who buys corn and victuals in one place and carries them to another to sell and make a profit by them. A badger was exempted from the punishment of an engrosser by the statute 5 & 6 Ed. VI. c. 14. Jacob.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In old English law. One who made a practice of buying com or victuals in one place, and carrying them to another to sell and make profit by them.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In old English law. One who made a practice of buying corn or yictvals in one place, and carrying them to another to sell and make profit by them.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

obsolete, from baggage and bagagier, a carrier of bundies; one who buys corn and victuals in one place and sells them in another. Stat. 5 & 6 Edw. 6; 3 Eliz. c.12.