The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stray mark
Stray \Stray\, a. [Cf. OF. estrai['e], p. p. of estraier. See Stray, v. i., and cf. Astray, Estray.] Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or sheep.
Stray line (Naut.), that portion of the log line which is veered from the reel to allow the chip to get clear of the stern eddies before the glass is turned.
Stray mark (Naut.), the mark indicating the end of the stray line.
Usage examples of "stray mark".
Yet, such ballots were not included in the official count simply because of a wrongly placed or stray mark—.