The maverick was some how seperated from its mother as soon as it was born.
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It came from the movie Top Gun.
Maverick is a calf found without an owners brand. It relates to Samuel Maverick (1803 - 1870) a Texas cattle owner who often failed to brand his calves. Also now meaning a person of independent views
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the definition of the word maverick is horse with a horn
yes maverick is a word. it means someone who goes against the norm
The maverick was some how seperated from its mother as soon as it was born.
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Originating in the southwestern USA, the word would be Maverick. Named after Samuel Maverick who was notorious for not branding his cattle
It came from the movie Top Gun.
The word "maverick" comes from Texas cattle owner Sam Maverick - he refused to brand any of his cattle, and cowboys started saying that any wild, unbranded cow "must belong to Maverick." This was shortened over the years to "it's a maverick."
There are several ways to use maverick in a sentence. One sentence for the word is; The basketball team, the Mavericks, won a championship this year.
The word that completes the analogy is "rebel." Just as a mausoleum is a grand tomb and a maverick is a rebellious or unconventional person, a rebel is someone who goes against the norms or rules.
His actions charcterized him as a maverick and cavalier.
John was a maverick who sang like nobody else in the choir.During the 2008 campaign, John Mccain and Sarah Palin referred to their status as mavericks in their party.
No. The word "maverick" was used for an unbranded cow, which could be claimed by any rancher.