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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rand \Rand\, n. [D.] (D. pron. ?) Rim; egde; border. [South Africa] {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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rand \Rand\, v. i. [See {Rant}.] To rant; to storm. [Obs.] I wept, . . . and raved, randed, and railed. --J. Webster. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rand \Rand\, 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.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rand n : the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: RAND Rural Area Network Design
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