Rand
Rand (rand) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon rand, rond; akin to Dutch, Danish, Swedish, & German rand, Icelandic rond, and probably to English rind.]
1.
A border; edge; margin. [Obsolete or Provincial English]
2.
A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak. — Beau. & Fl
3.
A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel.
Rand (rand) , noun
[Dutch]
Rim; edge; border. [South Africa]
2.
The monetary unit of the Union of South Africa.
Collocations (1)
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.
Rand , intransitive verb
[See Rant.]
To rant; to storm. [Obsolete]
I wept,... and raved, and randed, and railed.