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Rand \Rand\ (r[a^]nd), 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.]
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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 \Rand\ (r[a^]nd), n. [D.] (D. pron. r[.a]nt)
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 \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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