Etymology

rounce

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Today it means: The handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form of type, etc., is run in under the platen and out again. Full definition →

French ronce
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The story

  1. French · derived fromronce“bramble, brier, thorn”
  2. English todayrounce

Compare French ronce (“bramble, brier, thorn”), ranche (“a round, step, rack”), or English round.

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