\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.

\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.

\Rand\, v. i. [See {Rant}.]
To rant; to storm. [Obs.]
      I wept, . . . and raved, randed, and railed. --J.
                                               Webster.