Rummage(n.) A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage; -- formerly written romage.
Rummage(n.) A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by turning things over.
Rummage(v. i.) To search a place narrowly.
Rummage(v. t.) 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.
Rummage(v. t.) 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.
Rummaged(imp. & p. p.) of Rummage
Rummager(n.) One who rummages.
Rummager(n.) A person on shipboard whose business was to take charge of stowing the cargo; -- formerly written roomager, and romager.
Rummaging(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rummage
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