What is the meaning of Maverick?

  • (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.
  • (v.t.) To take a maverick.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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