Badger State

…There is also a legend that a badger's legs are unequal in length so that it is easier for them to walk on mountainsides, and in English, "badger-legged" refers to a person whose legs are of different lengths. In the United States, Wisconsin residents are commonly called "badgers" and the state is commonly called the "Badger State." [Aramata Hiroshi]…

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Badger State" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…また，アナグマの脚は山腹を歩きやすいように両側で長さが不ぞろいであるとの伝承があり，英語でbadger‐leggedといえば足の長さが違う人を指す。なお，アメリカではウィスコンシン州民をアナグマ，同州を〈アナグマ州Badger State〉と俗称する。【荒俣 宏】。…

※「Badger State」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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