imp. of Run. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. rān. ] Open robbery. [ Obs. ] Lambarde. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., a frog. ] (Zool.) A genus of anurous batrachians, including the common frogs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Having a general affinity to ranunculaceous plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ranal alliance (Bot.), a name proposed by Lindley for a group of natural orders, including Ranunculaceae, Magnoliaceae, Papaveraceae, and others related to them. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] 1. A prop or shore. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A round between the legs of a chair; also called a spreader. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. rancescens, p. pr. of rancescere, v. incho. from rancere to be rancid. ] Becoming rancid or sour. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Written also raunch. ] [ Cf. Wrench. ] To wrench; to tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion. [ R. ] Dryden. “Hasting to raunch the arrow out.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Rancho. ] A tract of land used for grazing and the rearing of horses, cattle, or sheep. See Rancho, 2. [ Western U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. rancheria. ] 1. A dwelling place of a ranchero. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A small settlement or collection of ranchos, or rude huts, esp. for Indians. [ Sp. Amer. & Southwestern U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. Formerly, in the Philippines, a political division of the pagan tribes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]