estray
estray · estrays
An animal that has escaped from its ownerAn animal that has escaped from its owner; a wandering animal whose owner is unknown. An animal cannot be an estray when on the range where it was raised, and permitted by its owner to run. A lost animal whose owner is known to the party at hand is not an estray.
/ə.stɹeɪ/
Значение
значений: 2An animal that has escaped from its owner; a wandering animal whose owner is unknown. An animal cannot be an estray when on the range where it was raised, and permitted by its owner to run. A lost animal whose owner is known to the party at hand is not an estray.
(архаичное)Stray.
Происхождение
From Middle English astrai, from Anglo-Norman estray, from the Old French verb estraier. EFrom Middle English astrai, from Anglo-Norman estray, from the Old French verb estraier. Etymological doublet with stray.
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