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noun (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
British Dialect a strip or long slice. a border or margin. verb (used with object) to provide (footwear) with rands.
Origin of rand 1 before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German rand border, margin
noun a coin and monetary unit of the Republic of South Africa, equal to 100 cents. Abbreviation
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Origin of rand 2 1960–65; < Afrikaans, after The Rand (Witwatersrand), a major gold mining area
noun Ayn [ahyn] /aɪn/ 1905–82, U.S. novelist and essayist, born in Russia. Show More
Witwatersrand [wit -waw-terz-rand, -wot-erz-] noun a rocky ridge in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg.
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Examples from the Web for rand Contemporary Examples of rand Gawker sneered that Uber is "Ayn Rand 's favorite car service."
Sadly, Rand does not bring much in the way of diversity to the GOP ticket.
Sen. Rand Paul, however, resisted gushing--in keeping with his contrarian brand .
An HIV scare, Rand Paul talking points, and a (maybe) proposition.
Republicans need to rebuild their brand , which Rand Paul said quite graphically “sucks.”
Historical Examples of rand We'll get more ounces to the ton out of our crushings than they ever heard of on the Rand , too.
In no other way could she remain in the office of Carter, Rand & Seagraves.
And this man had nothing whatever to do with the office of Carter, Rand & Seagraves.
Then he kept on downtown toward the office of Carter, Rand & Seagraves.
And Rand went back to Omaha satisfied that the charges were all conspiracy.
British Dictionary definitions for rand noun the standard monetary unit of the Republic of South Africa, divided into 100 cents
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Word Origin for rand C20: from Afrikaans, shortened from Witwatersrand , referring to the gold-mining there; related to rand ²
noun shoemaking a leather strip put in the heel of a shoe before the lifts are put on
dialect a strip or margin; border a strip of cloth; selvage Show More
Word Origin for rand Old English; related to Old High German rant border, rim of a shield, Old Norse rönd shield, rim
noun a rocky ridge in NE South Africa: contains the richest gold deposits in the world, also coal and manganese; chief industrial centre is Johannesburg. Height: 1500–1800 m (5000–6000 ft) Also called: the Rand , the Reef
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Word Origin and History for rand n. "rocky ridge overlooking a river valley," 1839, South African English, from Afrikaans, from Dutch rand "edge, margin," cognate with Old English rand "brink, bank." As a unit of currency, adopted by the Republic of South Africa in 1961 (see Krugerrand ). Johnson's dictionary has rand "Border; seam: as the rand of a woman's shoe ."
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