rounce
1 of 2noun
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 2intransitive verb
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-ed/-ing/-s
: to be agitated : flounce around : fuss
mother is kind of rouncing round, all right
Sinclair Lewis
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