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Nov 25, 2009
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rand



Pronunciation: (rand), [key]
—n.
1. (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
2. Brit. Dial.
a. a strip or long slice.
b. a border or margin.

—v.t.
to provide (footwear) with rands.

rand



Pronunciation: (rand), [key]
—n.
a coin and monetary unit of the Republic of South Africa, equal to 100 cents. Abbr.: R.

Rand



Pronunciation: (rand), [key]
—n.
Ayn Pronunciation: (īn), [key] 1905–82, U.S. novelist and essayist, born in Russia.

Rand, The



Pronunciation: (rand), [key]
Witwatersrand.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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