01 n. One who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which he belongs; one who falls behind the rest; one…
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One who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which he belongs; one who falls behind the rest; one who rambles without any settled direction.
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A roving vagabond.
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Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.“Let thy hand supply the pruning knife, And crop luxuriant stragglers.” — Dryden.
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Something that stands alone or by itself.