rand(n = noun.person)ayn rand - United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982);
rand(n = noun.location)reef, witwatersrand - a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese;
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]
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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.