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Definition: Stray mark
Stray
\Stray\, a. [Cf. OF. estrai['e], p. p. of estraier. See
Stray, v. i., and cf.
Astray,
Estray.]
Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or
sheep.
[1913 Webster]
Stray line (Naut.), that portion of the log line which is
veered from the reel to allow the chip to get clear of the
stern eddies before the glass is turned.
Stray mark (Naut.), the mark indicating the end of the
stray line.
[1913 Webster]