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Rand vs Kand - What's the difference?

rand | kand |

As nouns the difference between rand and kand

is that rand is the border of an area of land, especially marsh-land while kand is fluorspar.

As a verb rand

is to rant; to storm.

As a proper noun Rand

is the Witwatersrand, a gold-mining geographic area also known as the Reef in the province of Gauteng, South Africa, of which the principal city is Johannesburg.

As an initialism RAND

is reasonable and nondiscriminatory; a standard used with respect to licensing.

rand

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete except in dialects) the border of an area of land, especially marsh-land
  • (obsolete except in dialects) a strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)
  • a strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe
  • (basket-making) a single rod woven in and out of the stakes

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) rand, from (etyl) rand'', from Germanic ''*randaz.'' Compare Etymology 1, and ''Rand .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • a rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand
  • The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.

    • See also

    *

    Etymology 3

    See rant.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To rant; to storm.
  • * J. Webster
    • I wept, and raved, randed , and railed.

    Anagrams

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    kand

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cand

    Noun

    (-)
  • (mining, UK, dialect, Cornwall) fluorspar
    • (Webster 1913) ----