rands
rands is the plural of rand.
Meaning of rand
Noun (1)
rand (plural rands)
- The border of an area of land, now especially marshland.
- at the wald's rand; the rand of the marsh
- A strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
- They came with chopping-knives / To cut me into rands and sirloins1621 (first performance), John Fletcher, “The Wild-Goose Chase; a Comedy”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC...
- A border, edge or rim; a strip, as of cloth.
- They quarrelled an' fought 'mang the clippin's an' rands, / The tailor insistin' the colour was blue.1867, Anderson, Rhymes, page 44
- A strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe.
- A single rod woven in and out of the stakes.
Noun (2)
rand (plural rands or rand)
- A rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand
Proper noun capitalized: Rands
Rands
Questions about rands
- What does rands mean?
- Rands means an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States.
- What is rands the plural of?
- Rands is the plural of rand.
- What part of speech is rands?
- Rands is a proper noun.
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