maund Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries
- the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois
WordNet
Maund noun
Etymology
AS.Definitions
A hand basket. Obs. Herrick.
Maund noun
Etymology
Hind, & Per.Definitions
An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from 25 to about 82 pounds avoirdupois.
Maund, Maund"er intransitive verb
(Also<
- Maund
- Maunder
)
Etymology
Cf. F.Definitions
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To beg. Obs. B. Jonson. Beau. & Fl. -
To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly; to talk incoherently. He was ever maundering by the how that he met a party of scarlet devils. Sir W. Scott.