| Rummage (rummage) |
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| n. | (?; 48) |
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| Rum"mage |
| [For
roomage, fr. room; hence originally, a making room, a
packing away closely. See Room.] |
A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a
ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of
packages incident to close stowage; -- formerly written
romage.
A searching carefully by looking into every
corner, and by turning things over.
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| Rummage (rummage) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Rum"mage |
|
To make
room in, as a ship, for the cargo] to move about, as packages,
ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack; --
formerly written roomage, and romage.
To search or examine thoroughly by looking
into every corner, and turning over or removing goods or other things;
to examine, as a book, carefully, turning over leaf after
leaf.
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| Rummage (rummage) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Rum"mage |
|
To search a place
narrowly.
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