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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stray \Stray\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Strayed}; p. pr & vb n.
{Straying}.] [OF. estraier estraer to stray, or as adj.,
stray, fr (assumed) L. stratarius roving the streets, fr L.
strata (sc. via) a paved road. See {Street}, and {Stray}, a.]
1. To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out
of the way
Thames among the wanton valleys strays. --Denham.
2. To wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove
at large to roam; to go astray.
Now until the break of day Through this house each
fairy stray. --Shak.
A sheep doth very often stray. --Shak.
3. Figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or
rectitude; to err.
We have erred and strayed from thy ways. --??? of
Com. Prayer.
While meaner things whom instinct leads, Are rarely
known to stray. --Cowper.
Syn: To deviate; err; swerve; rove; roam; wander.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
straying
adj : unable to find your way "found the straying sheep"
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