GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Rand (rănd), n. [AS. rand, rond; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. rand, Icel. rönd, 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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   Rand (rănd), n. [D.] (D. pron. rȧnt) Rim; edge; border. [South Africa]
   
   
   2. The monetary unit of the Union of South Africa.
   
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   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.
   
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   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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