1 one who quibbles over trivia
2 Brit. In full: blue-badger. The holder of a blue badge, a permit issued by local government to occupy on-street parking-spaces reserved for the disabled, to park on yellow lines, and free of charge at parking meters; a vehicle so parked
3 n. Informal one who wears a badge for part of his or her work. At the airport, the security guard was seen hanging out with the other badgers in the coffee shop
4 a defensive construction of sharpened sticks embedded in the ground at an angle, intended to fend off a cavalry charge
5 a person who collects badges
6 in medieval warfare, a soldier owing permanent allegiance to a lord (and wearing his badge), not a mercenary
7 a stranger hired to impersonate friends, family members or other acquaintances, as a way to save face at social functions where plus-ones are expected
8 an archaic English term for a dealer in food
9 a single-masted fishing vessel of the Levant
10 Slang name for melaxuma, a disease of trees, especially walnuts, characterized by black and white cankers which resemble a badger’s face
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7 a stranger hired to impersonate friends, family members or other acquaintances, as a way to save face at social functions where plus-ones are expected
8 an archaic English term for a dealer in food
4 and 6 for pointy things and war
On Apr 16, 2022, at 12:02 PM, John Barrs <jo...@john-barrs.co.uk> wrote:
Dear FolksA few but significant set of defs for you-all to considerPublic Votes by 400pm BST MondayJohnnyB
2 Brit. In full: blue-badger. The holder of a blue badge, a permit issued by local government to occupy on-street parking-spaces reserved for the disabled, to park on yellow lines, and free of charge at parking meters; a vehicle so parked
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