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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 mav·er·ick /ˈmævrɪk, ˈmævə-/
 未烙飼主印記的小牛,不服從的人(vi.)迷路

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Mav·er·ick v. t. To take a maverick. [Western U. S.]
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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: an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs
         to the first person who puts a brand on it