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rand
     1. n. (obsolete except in dialects) the border of an area of land, especially marsh-land
     2. n. (obsolete except in dialects) a strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
     3. n. (regional) A border, edge or rim.
           At the wald's rand.
     4. n. a strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe
     5. n. (basket-making) a single rod woven in and out of the stakes
     6. n. a rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand
     7. n. The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.
     8. v. (obsolete) To rant; to storm.



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