Rummage
Translation- Rummage
- Rummage Rum"mage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rummaged}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Rummaging}.]
1. (Naut.) 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}. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
They might bring away a great deal more than they do, if they would take pain in the romaging. --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster]
2. 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. [1913 Webster]
He . . . searcheth his pockets, and taketh his keys, and so rummageth all his closets and trunks. --Howell. [1913 Webster]
What schoolboy of us has not rummaged his Greek dictionary in vain for a satisfactory account! --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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rummage — 1> обыск, поиски 2> таможенный досмотр, обыск (судна) 3> хлам, разное старье; остатки товаров 4> рыться, искать, обыскивать (тж. rummage about) Ex: to rummage in (through) a desk рыться в письменном столе Ex: to rummage the attic обшарить весь… … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
rummage — 1. noun 1) поиски, обыск 2) таможенный досмотр, осмотр (судна) 3)хлам, старье 2. v. 1) рыться, искать (обыкн. rummage about, rummage in); Byrummaging about among the pile of old clothes, I found the key. 2) производитьтаможенный досмотр 3)… … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
Rummage — Rum mage (?; 48), n. [For roomage, fr. room; hence originally, a making room, a packing away closely. See {Room}.] 1. (Naut.) A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rummage — Rum mage, v. i. To search a place narrowly. [1913 Webster] I have often rummaged for old books in Little Britain and Duck Lane. Swift. [1913 Webster] [His house] was haunted with a jolly ghost, that . . . . . . rummaged like a rat. Tennyson.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rummage — ˈrʌmɪdʒ 1. сущ. 1) хлам, дрянь; что л. ненужное, бесполезное; мусор, сор rummage sale Syn : lumber I 1., rubbish 2) а) тщательный осмотр; поиски б) таможенный досмотр судна 3) шотланд.; уст. суета … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
rummage — I. verb (rummaged; rummaging) Etymology: 2rummage Date: 1582 intransitive verb 1. to make a thorough search or investigation 2. to engage in an undirected or haphazard search transitive verb 1. to make a thorough search through … New Collegiate Dictionary
rummage — rummager, n. /rum ij/, v., rummaged, rummaging, n. v.t. 1. to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), esp. by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents. 2. to find, bring, or fetch by searching (often fol … Universalium
rummage — 1. verb /ˈɹʌm.ɪdʒ/ a) to arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods. After the long voyage, the customs officers rummaged the ship. b) to search a vessel for smuggled goods. She rummaged her purse in… … Wiktionary
rummage sale — распродажа случайных вещей (обыкн. с благотворительной целью) … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
Rummage sale — Rummage Rum mage (?; 48), n. [For roomage, fr. room; hence originally, a making room, a packing away closely. See {Room}.] 1. (Naut.) A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English