Ran
[rahn]
- a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
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Rance, rans, n. a prop, as for the support of a congreve-rocket.
I never had such a slippery time in all the days o' my life,' said Rans.
A Man for the AgesIrving Bacheller
While virtually all this reef is pollock ground, Crawleys and Rans perhaps furnish the best fishing.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of MaineWalter H. Rich
Cadrans, kad′rans, n. a wooden instrument by which a gem is adjusted while being cut.
Outrance, owt′rans, n. the utmost extremity: the bitter end.
ran
- the past tense of run
RAN
- Royal Australian Navy
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Word Origin and History for rans
ran
past tense of run (v.), Old English ran.
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