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straggler
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Straggler
(gcide) | Straggler \Strag"gler\, n.
1. One who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper
course, or from the company to which he belongs; one who
falls behind the rest; one who rambles without any settled
direction.
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2. A roving vagabond. --Shak.
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3. Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or
too far; an exuberant growth.
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Let thy hand supply the pruning knife,
And crop luxuriant stragglers. --Dryden.
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4. Something that stands alone or by itself.
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straggler
(wn) | straggler
n 1: someone who strays or falls behind [syn: straggler,
strayer] |
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Straggler
(gcide) | Straggler \Strag"gler\, n.
1. One who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper
course, or from the company to which he belongs; one who
falls behind the rest; one who rambles without any settled
direction.
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2. A roving vagabond. --Shak.
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3. Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or
too far; an exuberant growth.
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Let thy hand supply the pruning knife,
And crop luxuriant stragglers. --Dryden.
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4. Something that stands alone or by itself.
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