Rand

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rænd/
• Rhymes: -ænd

From Middle English, from Old English rand ("edge, border, margin, rim, shore"), from Proto-Germanic *randaz, *randō ("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.

Full definition of rand

Noun

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

From Afrikaans, from Dutch rand, from Old Saxon rand, from Germanic *randaz. Compare Etymology 1, and Rand.

Noun

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

See rant.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To rant; to storm.
• J. WebsterI wept, ... and raved, randed, and railed.

Anagrams

• darn
• nard
• rDNA