Rand

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rand \Rand\ (r[a^]nd), n. [AS. rand, rond; akin to D., Dan.,
     Sw., & G. rand, Icel. r["o]nd, and probably to E. rind.]
     1. A border; edge; margin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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     2. A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or


        leg; a sort of steak. --Beau. & Fl.
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     3. A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of
        leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rand \Rand\ (r[a^]nd), n. [D.] (D. pron. r[.a]nt)
     Rim; edge; border. [South Africa]
  
     2. The monetary unit of the Union of South Africa.
        [PJC]
  
     {The Rand}, a rocky gold-bearing ridge in South Africa, about
        thirty miles long, on which Johannesburg is situated;
        also, the gold-mining district including this ridge.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rand \Rand\, v. i. [See {Rant}.]
     To rant; to storm. [Obs.]
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           I wept, . . . and raved, and randed, and railed. --J.
                                                    Webster.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rand
       n 1: the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
       2: United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her
          polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982)
          [syn: {Ayn Rand}]
       3: a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern
          South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and
          manganese [syn: {Witwatersrand}, {Reef}]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  RAND
       Rural Area Network Design