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Definition of Maverick
1. Adjective. Independent in behavior or thought. "Maverick politicians"
2. Noun. Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action.
3. Noun. An unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it.
Definition of Maverick
1. 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.
2. v. t. To take a maverick.
Definition of Maverick
1. Adjective. Showing independence in thoughts or actions. ¹
2. Noun. An unbranded range animal. ¹
3. Noun. One who does not abide by rules. ¹
4. Noun. One who creates or uses unconventional and/or controversial ideas or practices. ¹
5. Noun. (context: poker slang) A queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold ’em ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Maverick
1. an unbranded range animal [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maverick
Literary usage of Maverick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1913)
"rick, with the consent of his father, Mr. Samuel maverick, and with the advice
and assent of his friends, Mr. Richard Vines and Mr. John Turner, ..."
2. The American Colonies in the Seventeenth Century by Herbert Levi Osgood (1907)
"Samuel maverick was in England at the time of the Restoration and remained ...
During or about 1660 maverick also prepared in manuscript an Account of New ..."
3. Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society by Massachusetts Historical Society (1865)
"For the better • Samuel maverick, born about 1602, came to New England as early as
... maverick resided, after the recall of the ('•.mmission, in New York; ..."
4. A Documentary History of Chelsea: Including the Boston Precincts of by Mellen Chamberlain, Jenny Chamberlain Watts, William Richard Cutter, Massachusetts Historical Society (1908)
"Peter maverick and John maverick (who married Catharine Skipper, April 9, 1656)
lived in Boston. The latter was described in deeds as a shipwright, ..."
5. The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ...by Rossiter Johnson, Brown, John Howard, 1840-1917, John Howard Brown, Johnson, Rossiter, 1840-1931 by Rossiter Johnson, Brown, John Howard, 1840-1917, John Howard Brown, Johnson, Rossiter, 1840-1931 (1904)
"maverick, Samuel Augustus,Texan patriot, was bora in Pendleton, SC, ...
maverick removed to Alabama and thence to Texas, settling in San Antonio in 1835. ..."
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