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roomage
(gcide) | 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.]
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They might bring away a great deal more than they
do, if they would take pain in the romaging.
--Hakluyt.
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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.
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He . . . searcheth his pockets, and taketh his keys,
and so rummageth all his closets and trunks.
--Howell.
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What schoolboy of us has not rummaged his Greek
dictionary in vain for a satisfactory account! --M.
Arnold.
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Roomage
(gcide) | Roomage \Room"age\, n. [From Room. CF. Rummage.]
Space; place; room. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
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roomage
(gcide) | 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.]
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They might bring away a great deal more than they
do, if they would take pain in the romaging.
--Hakluyt.
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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.
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He . . . searcheth his pockets, and taketh his keys,
and so rummageth all his closets and trunks.
--Howell.
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What schoolboy of us has not rummaged his Greek
dictionary in vain for a satisfactory account! --M.
Arnold.
[1913 Webster]Roomage \Room"age\, n. [From Room. CF. Rummage.]
Space; place; room. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
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roomager
(gcide) | Rummager \Rum"ma*ger\, n.
1. One who rummages.
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2. (Naut.) A person on shipboard whose business was to take
charge of stowing the cargo; -- formerly written
roomager, and romager. [Obs.]
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The master must provide a perfect mariner, called a
romager, to range and bestow all merchandise.
--Hakluyt.
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