rand

Meanings

Noun

• The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
• A strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
• A border, edge or rim.
• A strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe.
• A single rod woven in and out of the stakes.
• a rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand
• The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.

Verb

• To rant; to storm.

Origin

• From Middle English rand, from Old English rand, from Proto-Germanic *randaz, *randō, from Proto-Indo-European *rem-. Cognate with Dutch rand, German Rand, Swedish rand. Related to rind.
• Named after Witwatersrand; the last element is Afrikaans rand ("ridge"), from Dutch rand, from Old Saxon rand, from Germanic *randaz. Compare Etymology 1, and Rand.
• See rant.