estray
Use Estray in a sentence
noun
1.
a person or animal that has strayed.
2.
Law. a domestic animal, as a horse or a sheep, found wandering or without an owner.
verb (used without object)
3.
Archaic. to stray.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English astrai < Anglo-French estray, derivative of Old French estraier to stray
1250–1300; Middle English astrai < Anglo-French estray, derivative of Old French estraier to stray
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| —n | |
| law a stray domestic animal of unknown ownership | |
| [C16: from Anglo-French, from Old French estraier to | |
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Estray
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is subtilize. Does it mean:
| to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about. |
| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
Example sentences
The county court allowed bounties on varmints, created estray pounds, and regulated fencing of lands.
These officers also investigate livestock theft, losses on roads and railways and process estray livestock.
They regulated fences, created estray pounds, and paid bounties on varmints.
They regulated fences, created estray pounds, and were in charge of fisheries.
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