stravage

or stra·vaig

[ struh-veyg ]

/ strəˈveɪg /

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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 1800–05; by shortening of Medieval Latin extrāvagarī “to wander out of bounds”; see extravagant, extravagate

OTHER WORDS FROM stravage

stra·vag·er, stra·vaig·er, noun

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