Rand (rand), 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.]
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.
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Rand, v. i. [See Rant.]
To rant; to storm. [Obs.]
I wept, . . . and raved, and randed, and railed.
J. Webster.
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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.
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