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maverick |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maverick \Mav"er*ick\, v. t. To take a maverick. [Western U. S.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maverick \Mav"er*ick\, n. In the southwestern part of the united States, a bullock or heifer that has not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild; -- said to be from Maverick, the name of a cattle owner in Texas who neglected to brand his cattle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: maverick adj : independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" [syn: {irregular}, {unorthodox}] n 1: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action [syn: {rebel}] 2: unbranded range animal esp. a stray calf
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