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▸ noun:  (British, law, archaic) An article of movable property which has been found, and of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.
▸ noun:  (figuratively)
▸ noun:  Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.
▸ noun:  A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
▸ noun:  (by extension) A very thin person.
▸ noun:  (by extension, botany) A plant introduced in a place outside its native range but not persistently naturalized.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To cast aside or reject, and thus make a waif.
▸ noun:  (nautical, chiefly whaling, historical) A small flag used as a signal.
▸ noun:  Something (such as clouds or smoke) carried aloft by the wind.
▸ noun:  (informal, derogatory) A minor celebrity who does not deserve his or her fame.

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