rummage
rummage Lexical Profile
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• verb
To search unsystematically and untidily through a mass, receptacle, or place by moving things around.
"She had to rummage through her handbag for several minutes before finding her house keys."
To find, uncover, or bring out an item by searching through a jumbled collection (usually followed by 'out' or 'up').
"He managed to rummage out a pair of warm wool socks from the bottom of the trunk."
• noun
A thorough, untidy search through a collection of items or a container.
"A quick rummage through the desk drawer revealed the missing passport."
An assortment of miscellaneous, used, or unclaimed articles, especially those gathered for a charity sale.
"Volunteers spent the afternoon sorting donations of books and household rummage for the annual fundraiser."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 16th century from Middle French 'arrumage', originally a nautical term referring to the stowing of cargo (such as wine casks) in the hold of a ship, from 'arrumer' ('to stow').