badger vs heckle

badger

verb
  • To pester; to annoy persistently; to press. 

noun
  • Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger). 

  • A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin. 

heckle

verb
  • To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance. 

  • To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses. 

  • To prepare flax for spinning using special combs called hackles 

noun
  • The long shining feathers on a cock's neck. 

  • An interruption during a show, especially a comedy performance 

  • A feather ornament in the full-dress bonnets of Highland regiments. 

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