Dictionary entry

Vagabond

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Vag″a‐bond (?), a. [F., fr. L. vagabundus, from vagari to stroll about, from vagus strolling. See Vague.] 1. Moving from place to place without a settled habitation; wandering. “Vagabond exile.” Shak.

2. Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro.

To heaven their prayers

Flew up, nor missed the way, by envious winds

Blown vagabond or frustrate. Milton.

3. Being a vagabond; strolling and idle or vicious.