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Maverick
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To take a maverick.
(2):
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Maverick'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/maverick.html. 1828.