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rummage

n.
US //ˈɹəmɪdʒ// UK //ɹˈʌmɪdʒ// rum·mage Archaic
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Origin

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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