Rummage

Rummage means to dig through a pile of things so that you can see everything. Think about looking in a pile of books for just one book.
One of the joys of life is rummaging around in a bookstore looking for hidden gems.

Word of the Day: Rummage

I used to love to rummage through the discounted book bins looking for hidden gems that had either been overlooked or were damaged.

Unfortunately, it’s been years since I was in a bookstore that primarily sold English language books.

Digging through hundreds of books did take some time, but it was a great way to spend some time after work or while waiting for a bus on a rainy day.

You know what I mean by rummage, don’t you?

It means to move everything around so that you can see everything.

When rummaging around the book bins, I would look under, in and behind every book in there hoping that I could find cheap paperback reprints of Victorian classics from authors such as Emily Bronte, Charles Dickens or Rudyard Kipling.

Now that I think of it, this may be one of the reasons why I feel right at home in Kansai – I do love a good bargain.



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