Estray

  • 41stray — I. v. n. 1. Wander, rove, ramble, range, roam, straggle, stroll, deviate, digress, go out of the way, go astray. 2. Swerve (from rectitude), err. II. n. Estray. III. a. (Colloq.) Strayed, wandering, gone astray …

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  • 42extrahura — /ekstrahyura/ In old English law, an animal wandering or straying about, with an owner; an estray …

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  • 43extrahura — /ekstrahyura/ In old English law, an animal wandering or straying about, with an owner; an estray …

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  • 44stray — See estray …

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  • 45year — The period in which the revolution of the earth round the sun, and the accompanying changes in the order of nature, are completed. Generally, when a statute speaks of a year, twelve calendar, and not lunar, months are intended. The year is either …

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  • 46errant — Wandering; itinerant; traveling from place to place. See bailiff errant. erraticum. Same as estray …

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  • 47extrahura — An estray …

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  • 48straying animal — See estray …

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  • 49es|tray — «ehs TRAY», noun, verb. –n. 1. a stray person, animal, or thing. 2. Law. a stray domestic animal whose owner is not known. –v.i. Archaic. to stray. ╂[< Anglo French estray < Old French estraier to stray] …

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  • 50waif´like´ — waif «wayf», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person without home or friends, especially a homeless or neglected child. SYNONYM(S): foundling. 2. anything without an owner; stray thing or animal. SYNONYM(S): estray. 3. Nautical. waft2. 4. Obs …

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