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estray

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \i-ˈstrā\
    • /ˈestreɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \i-ˈstrā\

Definitions of estray word

  • noun estray (legal) An 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. 1
  • noun estray a stray domestic animal of unknown ownership 0
  • noun estray any person or thing out of its usual place 0
  • noun estray a stray and unclaimed domestic animal 0
  • intransitive verb estray to stray 0
  • noun estray (law) An 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. 0

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Parts of speech for Estray

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estray popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

estray usage trend in Literature

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