stray

¹stray

noun \ˈstrā\

Definition of STRAY

1

a : a domestic animal that is wandering at large or is lost b : a person or thing that strays

2

[Middle English, from straien to stray] archaic : the act of going astray

Examples of STRAY

1. Both of her cats were strays that she found wandering in the neighborhood.

Origin of STRAY

Middle English, from Anglo-French estraié, past participle of estraier

First Known Use: 13th century

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

Rhymes with STRAY

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