stravage

or stra·vaig

[ struh-veyg ]
/ strəˈveɪg /

verb (used without object), stra·vaged, stra·vag·ing.

Scot., Irish, and North England. to wander aimlessly.
to saunter; stroll.

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Origin of stravage

First recorded in 1765–75; by aphesis (loss of the first, unaccented syllable) of Medieval Latin extrāvagarī “to wander out of bounds”; see extravagant

OTHER WORDS FROM stravage

stra·vaig·er, noun

Words nearby stravage

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