ESTRA'Y, verb intransitive To stray. [See Stray.] ESTRA'Y, noun A tame beast, as a horse, ox or sheep, which is found wandering or without an owner; a beast supposed to have strayed from the power or inclosure of its owner. It is usually written stray.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI