Two cowboys come upon an Indian lying on his stomach with his ear to the ground. One of the cowboys stops and says to the other, "You see that Indian?"
"Yeah," says the other cowboy.
"Look," says the first one, "he’s listening to the ground. He can hear things for miles in any direction."
Just then the Indian looks up. "Covered wagon," he says, "about two miles away. Have two horses, one brown, one white. Man, woman, child, household effects in wagon."
"Incredible!" says the cowboy to his friend. "This Indian knows how far away they are, how many horses, what color they are, who is in the wagon, and what is in the wagon. Amazing!"
The Indian looks up and says, "Ran over me about a half hour ago."
—n. - slope, esp. Joining two levels of ground, floor, etc.
- movable stairs for entering or leaving an aircraft.
- transverse ridge in a road making vehicles slow down. —v. - furnish or build with a ramp.
- a assume a threatening posture. B (often foll. By about) storm, rage. [french ramper crawl]
RAND
n. Chief monetary unit of south africa. [the rand, gold-field district near johannesburg]
RANG
past of *ring2.
RANI
var. Of *ranee.
RANK
and file n. (usu. Treated as pl.) Ordinary members of an organization.
- —n. - a position in a hierarchy, grade of advancement. B distinct social class; grade of dignity or achievement. C high social position. D place in a scale.
- row or line.
- single line of soldiers drawn up abreast.
- place where taxis await customers.
- order, array. —v. - have a rank or place.
- classify, give a certain grade to.
- arrange (esp. Soldiers) in rank. close ranks maintain solidarity. The ranks common soldiers. [french ranc]
- adj. - luxuriant, coarse; choked with or apt to produce weeds or excessive foliage.
