rummage.
To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.
Meaning & usage
To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.
To search a vessel for smuggled goods.
After the long voyage, the customs officers rummaged the ship.
To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.
She rummaged her purse in search of the keys.
The burglars rummaged the entire house for cash and jewellery.
To hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside; dig through carelessly.
She rummaged in the drawers trying to find the missing sock.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ronage, from Old French arrumage (compare French arrimage), from arrumer (“to arrange the cargo in the hold”) (compare French arrimer and Spanish arrumar).
A thorough search, usually resulting in disorder.
Have a rummage through the attic and see if you can find anything worth selling.
Commotion; disturbance.
A disorganized collection of miscellaneous objects; a jumble.
A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship.
The act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ronage, from Old French arrumage (compare French arrimage), from arrumer (“to arrange the cargo in the hold”) (compare French arrimer and Spanish arrumar).
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