| slovo | definícia |
maverick
(encz) | maverick,dobytče Zdeněk Brož |
maverick
(encz) | maverick,nespolečenský tvor Zdeněk Brož |
maverick
(encz) | maverick,podivín n: Zdeněk Brož |
maverick
(encz) | maverick,vzpurný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Maverick
(gcide) | Maverick \Mav"er*ick\, v. t.
To take a maverick. [Western U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Maverick
(gcide) | Maverick \Mav"er*ick\, 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.
[1913 Webster] |
maverick
(wn) | maverick
adj 1: independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat
irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" [syn:
irregular, maverick, unorthodox]
n 1: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and
action [syn: maverick, rebel]
2: an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs
to the first person who puts a brand on it |
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Maverick
(gcide) | Maverick \Mav"er*ick\, v. t.
To take a maverick. [Western U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Maverick \Mav"er*ick\, 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.
[1913 Webster] |
Maverick brand
(gcide) | Maverick brand \Maverick brand\
A brand originated by a dishonest cattleman, who, without
owning any stock, gradually accumulates a herd by finding
mavericks. [Western U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
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