Old French arrumage (confer French arrimage), from arrumer (to
arrange the cargo in the hold) (confer French arrimer and
Spanish arrumar).    rummage (third-person singular simple
present rummages, present participle rummaging, simple past and
past participle rummaged)    1. (transitive, nautical) To
arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or
rearrange such goods.   2. (transitive, nautical) To search a
vessel for smuggled goods.     After the long voyage, the
customs officers rummaged the ship.   3. (transitive) To search
something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which
things were arranged.     She rummaged her purse in search of
the keys.     The burglars rummaged the entire house for cash
and jewellery.     • Howell       He [] searcheth his pockets,
and taketh his keys, and so rummageth all his closets and
trunks.     • Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)       What schoolboy of
us has not rummaged his Greek dictionary in vain for a
satisfactory account!     • 2013 August 10, Lexin