Rand /(rănd)/

Rand

n.
  1. A border; edge; margin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
  2. A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
  3. A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel.

Rand

n.
  1. Rim; edge; border. [South Africa]
  2. The monetary unit of the Union of South Africa.

Phrases & Compounds

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.
  1. To rant; to storm. [Obs.]
    I wept, . . . and raved, and randed, and railed.