What Does Estraying Mean?

: stray sense 1. estray. verb. estrayed; estraying; estrays.

What are Estray records?

n. A register giving public notice of valuable, tame animals, either lost or found wandering and presumed escaped from their owners, allowing the owners to reclaim the animals.

What is an Estray statute?

Estray, in law, is any domestic animal found wandering at large or lost, particularly if the owner is unknown. ... Some statutes limit the right to take up estrays to certain classes of persons, to certain seasons or places, or to animals requiring care.