noun

1. miscellaneous articles; odds and ends
2. a rummaging, or thorough search

Etymology: aphetic < MFr arrumage < arrumer, to stow cargo in the hold < aruner, to arrange < run, rum, ship's hold < Frank *rum, akin to OE rum, room

transitive verb rummaged -·maged, rummaging -·mag·ing

1. to search through (a place, receptacle, etc.) thoroughly, esp. by moving the contents about, turning them over, etc.; ransack
2. to get, find, or turn up by or as by searching thoroughly: with up or out

intransitive verb