Dictionary: RAN – RANH

► RANAHAN n. an experienced cowhand; a cowboy → 1936 Amer. dial.
► RANALD n. a fox → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANARIAN adj. like a frog, ‘froggy’ → 1814
► RANARIUM n. a place in which frogs are kept → 1889
► RANCE n. a prop or support → 1808 chiefly Sc.
vb. 1. to prop, to support → 1808 Sc.
vb. 2. to caper about rowdily → 1856 Sc.
vb. 3. to fill completely; to choke up → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► RANCEL vb. 1. to search a house, etc. for stolen goods → 1602 obs.
vb. 2. to search for; to grope; to ransack → 1898 Sc.
► RANCESCENT adj. becoming rancid → 1832
► RANCH n. 1. a scratch; a flesh wound → 1611
n. 2. a hut or house in the country → 1808 US
n. 3. a sprain (dialect form of ‘wrench’) → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 4. any place where marijuana is sold → 1945 US sl.
n. 5. a house → 1960 US sl.
n. 6. in trucking: anywhere a trucker spends the night → 1976 US sl.
vb. 1. to tear, to cut, to scratch → 1430 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to pull, to pluck → 1579 obs.
vb. 3. to sprain (dialect form of ‘wrench’) → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 4. to scratch deeply and severely → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 5. to bring to orgasm, to make ejaculate → 1990 US sl.
vb. 6. to idle; to spend time doing little, to waste time → 1991 US sl.
► RANCHERO n. a rancher, usually one who is a Mexican or Mexican-American → 1826 Amer. dial.
► RANCH HAND n. a C-123 aircraft equipped with tanks filled with defoliants used on the Vietnam jungle → 1969 US sl.
► RANCHY adj. dirty, disgusting, indecent → E19 US sl.
► RANCID adj. 1. nasty, disagreeable, odious → 1883
adj. 2. infatuated → 1900 sl.
adj. 3. ugly, unattractive → 1980 US teen sl.
adj. 4. in poor taste → 1989 US sl.
adj. 5. excellent, brilliant → 1993 Aust. sl.
► RANCIDUOUS adj. rancid, rank → 1688 obs.
► RANCIE adj. having a ruddy complexion, high-coloured, florid, fiery-faced → 1805 Sc.
► RANCIFY vb. to make rancid, to sour → 1826 Sc.
► RANCOROUS adj. 1. having, or partaking of, the nature of rancour; bitter, resentful, spiteful → 1590
adj. 2. of a wound or sore: festering, inflamed, full of corruption, suppurating → 1660 obs.
► RANCOROUSLY adv. bitterly, spitefully → 1767
► RANCOROUSNESS n. long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; bitterness → 1727
► RANCOUR n. 1. inveterate and bitter ill-feeling, grudge, or animosity; malignant hatred or spitefulness; bitterness → 1300
n. 2. rancid smell; rancidity; rankness → 1400 obs.
vb. to have rancorous feelings; to rankle, to be bitter → 1530 obs.
► RANCOURING adj. making bitter → 1814
n. suppuration, festering → 1567 obs.
► RANCY adj. 1. having a ruddy complexion, high-coloured, florid, fiery-faced → 1805 Sc.
adj. 2. rancid → 1899 Eng. dial.
► RANCY-TANCY adj. fancy, refined → 1950s Aust. rhyming sl.
► RAND n. 1. a border, margin, or brink of land → 1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a strip or long slice → 1394 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a piece or mass of ice → 1633 obs.
n. 4. a rim, a margin → 1830
n. 5. a melting; as much as may be melted at one time → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
vb. 1. to rave, to rant and roar like bacchanals → 1601 obs.
vb. 2. to cut fish into long slices → 1630 obs.
vb. 3. to go round soliciting votes, to canvass → 1777 Eng. dial.
► RANDALL vb. to move without fixed course, to move at random → 1599 obs.
► RANDAL’S MAN n. a silk handkerchief with a green base and white spots → M19 sl. 
► RAN-DAN adj. senseless; idle; disorderly → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 1. a drunken carousal or riot; riotous or disorderly behaviour; a spree; a noisy merrymaking → 1710
n. 2. a loud knocking; a noise, din → 1777 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a riotous or disorderly person; a dissolute or debauched person → 1809
n. 4. a string of words conveying no particular information; foolish talk → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 5. an ill temper → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 1. to abuse, to vituperate → 1764 obs.
vb. 2. to beat → 1777 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to upbraid severely → 1777 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to make a noise with rough singing, and the beating of pots and pans, at the house of a man who has beaten his wife → 1869 Eng. dial.
► RANDED adj. 1. of bacon: streaked; of two colours → 1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of fruit and vegetables: specked, bruised on the outer coat, but not beyond → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANDEM TANDEM n. three horses driven in tandem → M19 sl.
► RANDER n. 1. order → 1768 Sc. obs.
n. 2. a great talker → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
vb. to ramble in discourse; to talk idly → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► RANDERING adj. talkative → 1836 Sc.
► RANDERS n. idle or incoherent talk; idle rumours → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► R AND I phr. extremely exciting or enjoyable; (Radical and Intense) → 1980 US students’ sl.
► RANDIBO-HOUSE n. a questionable house → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANDIE adj. 1. having a rude, aggressive manner; loud-tongued and coarse-spoken → 1698 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. boisterous, riotous, disorderly, dissipated; wild, unruly, unmanageable → 1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 1. a sturdy, rude-mannered beggar; a thorough vagrant → 1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a scolding virago; a disorderly, immoral woman → 1816 Sc.
► RANDIFIED adj. scolding → 1894 Sc.
► RANDIGAL n. 1. a concourse of people → 1864 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a string of nonsense; a long, rambling tale → 1895 Eng. dial.
► RANDING adv. piecemeal; in small parts → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. a raving, a ranting → 1609 obs.
► RANDIVOO n. a noise; an uproar → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANDIVOOSE n. a noise; an uproar → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANDLE vb. 1. to punish a boy for cheating or other offenses by pulling his hair or ears → 1830 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to knock up, to exhaust → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANDLE-PIK’D adj. of a tree: having the upper branches dead → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANDLE-TREE n. a tall, thin person → 1815 Sc.
► RANDOLPH (SCOTT) n. a spot → 1992 UK rhyming sl.
► RANDOM adj. 1. of persons: living irregularly → 1825
adj. 2. idle, disorderly → 1870 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. impulsive, uncontrolled, flighty, careless → 1880 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. ordinary if unexpected → 1968 US sl.
adj. 5. eccentric, bizarre, odd → 1980 US students’ & teen sl.
adj. 6. spontaneous, unexpected → 1980 US students’ & teen sl.
adv. randomly → 1618 obs.
n. 1. impetuosity, great speed, force, or violence in riding, running, striking, etc. → 1305 obs.
n. 2. a stranger; someone who does not fit in → 1960 US students’ sl.
vb. to be in a straight line → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANDOM JOE n. an unspecified person → 1980 US students’ sl.
► RANDOM SCOOT n. an outing with no definite destination; a pleasure drive → 1878 Amer. dial.
► RANDOM-SHOT n. a wild young fellow → Bk1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANDOM-SPLORE n. a chance frolic → Bk1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► RANDOM TANDEM n. three horses driven in tandem → M19 sl.
► RANDON n. a rush or stream, as of words, fire → 1440 obs.
vb. to fly at random → 1602 obs.
► RAND OUT vb. to utter in a furious manner → 1609 obs.
► R AND R phr. 1. ‘Rest and Rotation’; a transfer or leave from a fighting military unit to a base or town removed from the fighting; a short leave or vacation given a soldier from the front lines to a rest camp or town → 1945 World War II US Army usage
phr. 2. a several-day period spent in drinking, sexual activity, or general carousal → 1945 World War II US Army usage
phr. 3. rest and rehabilitation; rest and recovery; rest and recreation; rest and recuperation; rape and restitution; rape and ruin; rape and run  – a brief stint away from combat or regular duty → 1953 US sl.
phr. 4. rock ‘n roll → 1977 UK
phr. 5. ‘rape and robbery – a brief stint away from combat or regular duty → 1996 UK sl.
► RANDWHANG n. a termagant → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANDY adj. 1. having a rude, aggressive manner; loud-tongued and coarse-spoken → 1698 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. violent, emotional → 18C sl.
adj. 3. feeling sexual desire, wanton, lustful → 1785 Eng. dial. & sl.
adj. 4. disorderly, disreputable, given to drink; boisterous, riotous, dissipated; wild, unruly, unmanageable → 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 5. abusive, noisy → 1822 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 6. fond of attending social gatherings → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
adj. 7. homosexual, perhaps seen as a threatening or predatory characteristic → 1968 UK sl.
adv. madly, wildly → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 1. a sturdy, rude-mannered beggar; a thorough vagrant → 1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a thief → 1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. wandering ballad-singer → 1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a scolding virago; a disorderly, immoral woman → 1816 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a frolic; a merrymaking; a drunken carousal → 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. riotous living; a noisy merrymaking or revel → 1825 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a wild, noisy, reckless person → 1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to canvass → 1720 obs.
vb. 2. to scold → 1828 Sc.
vb. 3. to frolic; to enjoy oneself; to go on the spree; to brawl → 1832 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to make sexually excited → L19 sl.
► RANDY-ARSED adj. feeling sexual desire, lustful → 1968 sl.
► RANDY-ASSED adj. sexually voracious → L19 sl.
► RANDY-BEGGAR n. a beggar who extorts alms by threatening; a tinker → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► RANDY-BOOZE n. a feast, an uproarious holiday → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANDYBOW n. a noise → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. to create a disturbance → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANDY’D adj. of bacon: streaked; of two colours → 1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► RANDY-DANDY n. a violent and vulgar quarrelsome woman → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANDY-GO n. a noisy merrymaking or revel → 1825 Eng. dial.
► RANDY-LIKE adj. having the appearance of a scold, or of a woman of loose habits → 1822 Sc.
► RANDY-LOOKING adj. having the appearance of a scold, or of a woman of loose habits → 1895 Sc.
► RANDY-ROUT n. an uproar → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANDY-ROW  n. a noisy merrymaking; a disturbance → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANDY-RUET n. a blast upon a horn → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. to break wind → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANDYVOO n. 1. noise, arguments → L19 sl.
n. 2. a tavern → 1910 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a sexual encounter → 1940 sl.
► RANDY-WHANG n. a termagant → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANE n. 1. a prolonged cry or utterance; a long string of words; a rigmarole→ 1425 Sc.
n. 2. idle, unmeaning talk frequently repeated; a frequent repetition of the same sound; a fable → 1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a crack in wood → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 1. to demand with a continuous cry → 1513 obs.
vb. 2. to wail or complain incessantly → 1899 Sc.
vb. 3. to repeat constantly the same thing; to murmur monotonously; to rhyme → 1899 Sc.
vb. 4. to cause to crack or split; to crack, to split → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANED adj. streaked, of two colours → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANEGILL n. a masterful, turbulent person or animal → 1871 Sc.
► RANFLA n. a car that has been lowered and otherwise customized for teen use → 1990 US sl.
► RANFORCE vb. 1. to strengthen, to fortify → 1547 obs.
vb. 2. to force, to break open → 1637 obs.
► RANG n. a range, rank → 1470 Sc. obs.
► RANGALE n. 1. the ranks or main body of an army → 1330 chiefly Sc. obs.
n. 2. rabble, esp. of an army; camp-followers → 1375 Sc. obs.
n. 3. the common herd of deer → 1513 obs.
► RANGAT n. 1. disorder, disturbance, noise → 1500 Sc. obs.
n. 2. rabble → 1535 Sc. obs.
► RANGATANG n. a belligerent, aggressive, coarse person → 20C W. Indies sl.
► RANGE n. 1. a row, line, file or rank of persons or animals → 1300 
n. 2. dripping, ‘kitchen-fee’ → 1469 obs.
n. 3. rank, class, order → 1625 
n. 4. a strip of land; a border → 1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a stroll → 1893 Sc.
n. 6. a thorough search → 1893 Sc.
n. 7. a clattering noise → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
n. 8. the open area outside a row of cells → 1910 Can & US prison sl.
n. 9. a Range Rover → 2000 sl.
vb. 1. of either sex: to live promiscuously → L16 UK criminals’ sl.
vb. 2. to live or work as a prostitute → L17 sl.
vb. 3. to search for thoroughly → 1824 Sc.
vb. 4. to clean out; to rinse → 1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to make straight, even, or level → 1846 
vb. 6. to storm, to rage → 1864 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to emit a clattering, ringing noise, as when pieces of crockery or metal fall; to crash → 1865 Sc.
vb. 8. to poke the fire; to clear out the bars of a grate → 1886 Sc.
vb. 9. to rush about noisily and roughly; to romp → 1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to exercise a young horse in a ring → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 11. to strive or reach after; to stretch over → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANGE ALONG OF A THING vb. to match or correspond → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANGED adj. agitated or excited about something → 1970 US carnival & circus sl. (Bk.)
► A RANGED BATTLE n. a pitched battle → 1530 obs.
► RANGEL n. a crowd → 1742 Sc.
► RANGELESS adj. that has no range or limit → 1838 
► RANGELING n. the premonitory pains of childbirth → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANGEMENT n. arrangement → 1674 obs.
► RANGER n. 1. a forest officer, a gamekeeper → 1455 arch.
n. 2. a rover, a wanderer → 1593 
n. 3. a rake, a dissolute or debauched person → 1599 obs.
n. 4. a prostitute → 17C sl.
n. 5.  the penis → 17C sl.
n. 6. a wave of unusual height and force → 1891 
n. 7. a bushranger → L19  Aust. sl.
n. 8. the ‘boss’ of a cattle range → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► RANGES n. a fence, an enclosure → 1537 obs.
► RANGEVOUGE n. a noise; an uproar → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANGGATAN n. a belligerent, aggressive, coarse person → 20C W. Indies sl.
► RANGING adj. 1. of a man: pursuing women, philandering → M17  sl.
adj. 2. given to noisy working or moving → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
adj. 3.  rough, unruly → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANGITOTO YANK n. an Aucklander → 1980 NZ sl., derogatory
► RANGITOTO YANKEE n.  an Aucklander → 1980 NZ sl., derogatory
► RANGLE n. 1. small stones or gravel given to hawks, usually to improve their digestion → 1678 
n. 2. a crowd → 1742 Sc.
n. 3. a wound, fester; a wearisome, rankling pain → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 4.  of stones: a heap → 19C Sc.
n. 5. a winding → 1825 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to rove, to wander, to stray → 1567 obs.
vb. 2. to move about in a sinuous manner → 19C Eng. dial.
vb. 3.  to carry on liaison with more than one woman at a time → 19C Amer. sl.
vb. 4.  to rankle → 19C Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to entwine, to entangle, to wind about → 1825 Eng. dial.
► RANGLE COMMON n. a piece of common land over which anyone may wander at will → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANGLER n. a rover → 1575 obs.
► RANGLING adj. twining, rambling, winding; esp. said of plants → 1863 Eng. dial.
n. a winding → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANGO n. a belligerent, aggressive, coarse person → 20C W. Indies sl.
► RANGOOD n. marijuana grown wild → 1960 drug culture sl.
► RANGOON n. 1. a prune → 1960 rhyming sl.
n. 2.  marijuana grown wild → 1960 drug culture sl.
► RANGOON RUNS n. diarrhoea, esp. contracted on foreign holidays → 1940 sl.
► RANGUNSHOCK vb. to roar incessantly, without alternations of quiet → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► RANGY adj. 1. of places: giving scope for ranging; spacious → 1880 
adj. 2. mountainous → 1880 Aust.
adj. 3. of animals: of a long, slender form → 1886 
adj. 4. lively, unmanageable, apt to break bounds, as a cow → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
adj. 5. of eyes: looking in different directions; walleyed → 1966 Amer. dial.