rounce

1 of 2

noun

ˈrau̇n(t)s

plural -s

: a handle by which the bed of a hand printing press is run in under the platen and out again

also : the whole apparatus for moving the bed under the platen

rounce

2 of 2

intransitive verb

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-ed/-ing/-s

: to be agitated : flounce around : fuss

mother is kind of rouncing round, all right

—Sinclair Lewis

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Dutch rondse, rons, probably from rond round, from Middle French, from Old French roont (feminine roonde)

Intransitive verb

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1683, in the meaning defined above

Intransitive Verb

circa 1500, in the meaning defined above

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