rand

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

rand, n. [AS. rand, rond; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. rand, Icel. rönd, and probably to E. rind.].

•  A border; edge; margin.  [1913 Webster]
•  A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.  Beau. & Fl.  [1913 Webster]
•  A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel.  [1913 Webster]

rand, n. [D.].

•  Rim; edge; border.
•  The monetary unit of the Union of South Africa.  [PJC]

The Rand, a rocky gold-bearing ridge in South Africa, about thirty miles long, on which Johannesburg is situated; also, the gold-mining district including this ridge.

rand, v. i. [See Rant.].

 To rant; to storm.  [1913 Webster]
"I wept, . . . and raved, and randed, and railed."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

rand, n.
1 the chief monetary unit of South Africa and some neighbouring countries.
2 S.Afr. a ridge of high ground on either side of a river.

rand, n. a levelling-strip of leather between the heel and sides of a shoe or boot.

Etymology

OE f. Gmc