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Originally appearing in Volume V11, Page 348 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BADGER  .—See also:

Size 2 X I ft . See also:American sorts have coarse thick under-See also:wool of a See also:pale fawn or See also:stone See also:colour with a growth of longer See also:black and See also:white hairs, 3 or 4 in. See also:long; a very durable but clumsy See also:fur . The best skins are exported to See also:France, See also:Spain and See also:Italy, and used for See also:carriage rugs and military purposes . See also:Asiatic, including See also:Japanese, skins are more woolly . See also:Russian and Prussian kinds are coarser and darker, and used mostly for See also:brush See also:trade . Value 6d. to 19s . See also:BEAR; AUSTRALIAN.—See See also:Wombat, below .

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