See Also: Stray(money)
stray(4)(dictionary)
stray(3)(dictionary)
stray(2)(dictionary)
stray(1)(dictionary)
Stray(finance)
stray 1, verb(dictionary)
stray 2, adjective(dictionary)
stray 3, noun(dictionary)
Redcar-Stray Beach(tourism)

stray(2) (iou)



stray noun. ME.
[Anglo-Norman strey, aphet. from astrey adjective used as noun; partly from STRAY verb2.]
An animal that has strayed or wandered away from its flock, home, or owner; Law = ESTRAY noun 1. ME.
b. A vagrant, a trespasser; a person who has run away from service or employment. M16-M18.
c. fig. A person who has gone astray in conduct, belief, purpose, etc. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
d. A homeless, friendless person; an ownerless dog or cat. M17.
e. A thing that has wandered or become separated from its usual or proper place, or from a main body; a detached fragment, an isolated specimen. L18.
The action of straying or wandering; an instance of this. Long rare. ME.
The right of allowing cattle to stray and feed on common land. north. M18.
b. A piece of unenclosed land on which there is a common right of pasture; a common. L19.
Electricity & Telecommunications. In pl. Atmospherics, static, noise. E20.
Phrases: waifs and strays: see WAIF noun1 1a, 2.