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errand

er·rand

UK/ˈɛɹənd/ US/ˈɛrʌnd/ fairly common literary

noun

1.

a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

Origin

From Middle English erande, erende, from Old English ǣrende, from Proto-West Germanic *ārundī (“message, errand”).

Phrases

  • errand boy
  • errand ghost
  • fool's errand
  • idiot's errand
  • lost errand
  • make an errand
  • run an errand
  • sleeveless errand

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