Rand \Rand\, n. [D.]

(D. pron. ?) Rim; egde; border. [South Africa]

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Rand \Rand\, v. i. [See Rant.]

To rant; to storm. [Obs.]

I wept, . . . and raved, randed, and railed. --J. Webster.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Rand \Rand\, n. [AS. rand, rond; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. rand, Icel. r["o]nd, and probably to E. rind.]

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. --Beau. & Fl.

3. A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)