Found 2 items, similar to maund.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: maund
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”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Maund
Maund
\Maund\, n. [AS. mand, mond.]
A hand basket. [Obs.] --Herrick.
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Maund
\Maund\, n. [Hind, & Per. man.]
An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from
25 to about 82 pounds avoirdupois.
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Maund
\Maund\, Maunder
\Maund"er\, v. i. [Cf. F. mendier to beg,
E. mendicant.]
1. To beg. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. Beau. & Fl.
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2. To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak indistinctly or
disconnectedly; to talk incoherently.
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He was ever maundering by the how that he met a
party of scarlet devils. --Sir W.
Scott.
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