Message-ID: <33267612.1075858927971.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 21:01:36 -0700 (PDT) From: wsmith@wordsmith.org To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org Subject: A.Word.A.Day--maverick Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Wordsmith @ENRON X-To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged)\Scott, Susan M.\Wordsmith X-Origin: Scott-S X-FileName: SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged).pst maverick (MAV-uhr-ik) noun 1. A person independent in thought and action. 2. An unbranded animal. [After Samuel A. Maverick (1803-1870), a cattle owner who left his calves unbranded.] WordPix: http://wordsmith.org/words/maverick.gif "Always a maverick, Annelet decided to do a Ph.D. on earthworms' mating behavior instead of following her siblings to a law school." This week's theme: WordPix, words drawn so that they explain themselves. ............................................................................ A house is no home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body. -Sarah Margaret Fuller, author (1810-1850) Feeling information overload? Sign off a few mailing lists. If you wish to unsubscribe from AWAD, send a blank message to wsmith@wordsmith.org with the word unsubscribe in the subject line of your message. Of course, we'd rather you stay with us. After all, it is only a `word' a day. (-: Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/maverick.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/maverick.ram