D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Maverick

/măvʹər-ĭk/ · Mav·er·ick · IPA /ˈmævəɹɪk/
01 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 …
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    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.
02 v. t. To take a maverick.
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    To take a maverick.[Western U. S.]