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maverick

    adj : independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat
        irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" [syn: irregular,
         unorthodox]
  n 1: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and
       action [syn: rebel]
     2: unbranded range animal especially a stray calf 

Maverick \Mav"er*ick\, v. t.
To take a maverick. [Western U. S.]

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)