Thesaurus: maverick

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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. adj. independent in behavior or thought
3. n. someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
4. n. an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it
5. 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 naglected to brand his cattle.
6. In the southwestern part of the united States, a bullock orheifer that has not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild; -- saidto be from Maverick, the name of a cattle owner in Texas whonaglected to brand his cattle.
7. n:100 n. someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action n. an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it