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Definition of Mavericks
1. maverick [n] - See also: maverick
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mavericks
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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