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Vinony

rand

noun

  1. in footwear, strip of leather placed between the upper and sole
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɹænd/ / [ɹʷeənd] ~ [ɹʷɛənd] / /ɹand/

adj

  1. Initialism of reasonable and nondiscriminatory: a standard used with respect to licensing.

name

  1. Initialism of Research and Development: a nonprofit global policy think tank.

noun

Etymology: From Afrikaans rand, from English rand; compare English rand.

  1. Alternative letter-case form of rand (the currency of south Africa)

verb

Etymology: See rant.

  1. To rant; to storm.

    “[…] I ſmelt out my noble ſtincker Greenſheild in his Chamber, and as tho my heart ſtringes had bin crackt, I vvept, & thumpd, and thumpd, and rau'd and randed, and raild, and told him hovv my vvife vvas novv grovvne as common as baibery, and that ſhee had hierd her Taylor to ride vvith her to VVare, to meete a Gentleman of the Court.”