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maund |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maund \Maund\, n. [AS. mand, mond.] A hand basket. [Obs.] --Herrick. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maund \Maund\, n. [Hind, & Per. man.] An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from 25 to about 82 pounds avoirdupois. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maund \Maund\, Maunder \Maund"er\, v. i. [Cf. F. mendier to beg, E. mendicant.] 1. To beg. [Obs.] --B. Jonson Beau. & Fl 2. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: maund n : a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries; "the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois"
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