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Definition rand

Etymology 1

From Middle English, from Old English rand (“edge, border, margin, rim, shore”), from Proto-Germanic *randaz, *rand? (“edge, rim, crust”), from Proto-Indo-European *rent- (“to cut, square”). Cognate with Dutch rand (“edge, border, outskirts, rim”), German Rand (“edge, border, margin, rim, outskirts”), Swedish rand (“rand, stripe, edge, verge”). More at rind.

Noun

rand (plural rands)

1. (obsolete, now dialectal) The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
2. (obsolete, now dialectal) A strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
3. (dialectal) A border, edge or rim.
4. A strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe.
5. (basket-making) A single rod woven in and out of the stakes.

Etymology 2

Named after Witwatersrand; the last element is Afrikaans rand (“ridge”), from Dutch rand, from Old Saxon rand, from Germanic *randaz. Compare Etymology 1, and Rand.

Noun

rand (plural rands or rand)

1. a rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand
2. The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.

Etymology 3

See rant.

Verb

rand (third-person singular simple present rands, present participle randing, simple past and past participle randed)

1. (obsolete) To rant; to storm.

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