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rummage /rumˈij/ noun- An unsystematic or untidy search
- Things at or for a rummage sale (N American)
- A thorough search of a ship by customs officers
- Orig stowage of casks, etc in a ship's hold
- (Shakespeare romage) commotion, upheaval
transitive verb- To arrange, orig in a ship's hold (archaic)
- To ransack
- To overhaul
- To search
- To stir
intransitive verb To make a search ORIGIN: Fr arrumage (now arrimage) stowage rummˈager noun rummage sale noun (N American) - A sale at which buyers are allowed to rummage among the goods
- Any sale of odds and ends or unwanted goods
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