Definitions for "Rummage"
A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage; -- formerly written romage.
To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack; -- formerly written roomage, and romage.
A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by turning things over.
To search or examine thoroughly by looking into every corner, and turning over or removing goods or other things; to examine, as a book, carefully, turning over leaf after leaf.
a jumble of things to be given away
To search a place narrowly.
a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis"
search haphazardly; "We rummaged through the drawers"