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| 1. | Southwestern U.S. an unbranded calf, cow, or steer, esp. an unbranded calf that is separated from its mother. |
| 2. | a lone dissenter, as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates. |
| 3. | (initial capital letter ) an electro-optically guided U.S. air-to-ground tactical missile for destroying tanks and other hardened targets at ranges up to 15 mi. (24 km). |
[Origin: 1865–70, Americanism; after Samuel A. Maverick (1803–70), Texas pioneer who left his calves unbranded
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] —Synonyms 2. nonconformist, independent, loner.
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adj. Being independent in thought and action or exhibiting such independence: maverick politicians; a maverick decision. [Possibly after Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-1870), American cattleman who left the calves in his herd unbranded .] |
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maverick
1867, "calf or yearling found without an owner's brand," in allusion to Samuel A. Maverick (1803-70), Texas cattle owner who was negligent in branding his calves. Sense of "individualist, unconventional person" is first recorded 1886, via notion of "masterless."
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| maverick | |
adjective | |
| 1. | independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" [syn: irregular] |
noun | |
| 1. | someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action |
| 2. | an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it |
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Maverick County, TX (county, FIPS 323) Location: 28.74698 N, 100.32061 W
Population (1990): 36378 (11143 housing units)
Area: 3315.6 sq km (land), 30.2 sq km (water)
| U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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