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rummaged
We have found lemma(root) word of rummaged : rummage.
Definitions
[ˈrʌmɪdʒ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- search unsystematically and untidily through something
(e.g: he rummaged in his pocket for a handkerchief)
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Origin
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late 15th century: from Old French arrumage, from arrumer ‘stow (in a hold)’, from Middle Dutch ruim ‘room’. In early use the word referred to the arranging of items such as casks in the hold of a ship, giving rise (early 17th century) to the verb sense ‘make a search of (a vessel’)
[ˈrʌmɪdʒ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an unsystematic and untidy search
(e.g: open up the box and have a rummage around)
Phrases:
Origin
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late 15th century: from Old French arrumage, from arrumer ‘stow (in a hold)’, from Middle Dutch ruim ‘room’. In early use the word referred to the arranging of items such as casks in the hold of a ship, giving rise (early 17th century) to the verb sense ‘make a search of (a vessel’)
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