border vs rand

border

noun
  • The outer edge of something. 

  • A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string. 

  • A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown. 

  • border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup. 

  • The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions. 

  • A decorative strip around the edge of something. 

verb
  • To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon). 

  • To put a border on something. 

  • To form a border around; to bound. 

  • To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with). 

  • To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of. 

rand

noun
  • A border, edge or rim. 

  • A random number. 

  • A rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand 

  • A single rod woven in and out of the stakes. 

  • A strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe. 

  • The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents. 

How often have the words border and rand occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )