[ˈrʌmɪdʒ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- search unsystematically and untidily through something
(e.g: he rummaged in his pocket for a handkerchief)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century: from Old French arrumage, from arrumer ‘stow (in a hold)’, from Middle Dutch ruim ‘room’. In early use the word referred to the arranging of items such as casks in the hold of a ship, giving rise (early 17th century) to the verb sense ‘make a search of (a vessel’)

[ˈrʌmɪdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an unsystematic and untidy search
(e.g: open up the box and have a rummage around)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century: from Old French arrumage, from arrumer ‘stow (in a hold)’, from Middle Dutch ruim ‘room’. In early use the word referred to the arranging of items such as casks in the hold of a ship, giving rise (early 17th century) to the verb sense ‘make a search of (a vessel’)