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randan

[ran-dan]

noun

  1. a rowboat designed for three people, one person in the middle using two oars and the other two using one oar each.

  2. the method for rowing such a boat.



randan

1

/ ˈrændæn, rænˈdæn /

noun

  1. a boat rowed by three people, in which the person in the middle uses two oars and the people fore and aft use one oar each

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

randan

2

/ ˌrænˈdæn, ˈrænˌdæn /

noun

  1. rowdy behaviour; a spree

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of randan1

C19: of uncertain origin

Origin of randan2

C18: perhaps changed from random
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Example Sentences

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Jefferies analyst Randan Konik said Gap "remains one of the steadiest, most consistent operators in our space," despite "the perfect storm of headwinds the company has faced this year."

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Hussaini dubbed the bicycling campaign "Randan Haq-e-mast," which means "Biking is our right."

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Why, the man must think that we’re the royal family broken out from Windsor Castle on the randan.”

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Randan, ran′dan, n. a noise or uproar: a spree—in phrase, 'On the randan:' the finest part of the bran of wheat: a boat impelled by three oarsmen—also Randan gig.

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So, pocketing my dignity, and also pocketing sundry specimens of my mute companions the stones, I mounted into the cabriolet—and lost myself once more in my thoughts till I arrived at the Ferme de Randan.

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