Definition of Mavericks

1. Noun. (plural of maverick) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mavericks

1. maverick [n] - See also: maverick

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mavericks

mauvelouses
mauvely
mauveness
mauver
mauves
mauvest
mauvin
mauvine
mauvines
mauvins
mauvish
maven
mavenhood
mavens
maverick
mavericks (current term)
mavie
mavies
mavin
mavins
mavis
mavis skate
mavises
mavourneen
mavourneens
mavournin
mavournins
mavrodaphne
mavrodaphnes
mavrone

Literary usage of Mavericks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1902)
"Men of other regiments came to visit the mavericks. The mavericks went visiting on their own account. Their pickets hurried forth to bring them back, ..."

2. Johnny Nelson: How a One-time Pupil of Hopalong Cassidy of the Famous Bar-20 by Clarence Edward Mulford (1920)
"A dishonest foreman or outfit, or a couple of dishonest men in it, can get rich with mavericks, if they know their business, an' don't work too hard. ..."

3. Report on the Internal Commerce of the United States by Joseph Nimmo (1885)
"Heretofore the custom was, attended with more or less dispute, to brand mavericks with the brands of the owners of that portion ..."

4. Kim by Rudyard Kipling (1905)
"At evening there came out to meet them bands of music, and played the mavericks into camp near Umballa railway station. That was an exciting night. ..."

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