| 单词 | badger digging |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbadger digging badger digging n. British the (now illegal) practice of sending a dog into a sett to locate a badger, which is then captured by digging into the sett; an instance of this.Badgers captured in this way may be killed immediately, released, or used in badger baiting (cf. badger baiting n.). ΚΠ 1870 Bell's Life in London 13 Apr. 2/3 At present badger baiting, badger digging, and badger hunting, are all classed in about the same category, and a great many people would abstain from the two latter diversions from a fear of offending the laws. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 3 Mar. 3/2 ‘Baiting’ is the hunting and tormenting of a creature that is already a prisoner. In badger-digging you are after the wild animal in his native earth. 1990 BBC Wildlife July 485/2 Anyone found digging at a sett is deemed to be guilty of badger-digging unless they can show otherwise. 2006 S. Wales Evening Post (Nexis) 22 Dec. 13 A former Army sergeant..is staying behind bars after losing his appeal against a conviction for badger digging. < as lemmas |
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