roomage

  • 11rummage — [16] Rummage is etymologically ‘roomage’. It originally denoted the ‘stowage of 431 rut cargo in a ship’s hold’. It came from Anglo Norman *rumage, a reduced form of Old French arrumage. This was derived from the verb arrumer ‘stow in a hold’,… …

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  • 12Space — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Indefinite space. < N PARAG:Space >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 space space extension extent superficial extent expanse stretch Sgm: N 1 room room scope range field way …

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  • 13rummage — [16] Rummage is etymologically ‘roomage’. It originally denoted the ‘stowage of cargo in a ship’s hold’. It came from Anglo Norman *rumage, a reduced form of Old French arrumage. This was derived from the verb arrumer ‘stow in a hold’, which… …

    Word origins