Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a unit of weight used in Asia;
has different values in different countries;
- Example: "the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Maund \Maund\, n. [AS. mand, mond.]
A hand basket. [Obs.] --Herrick.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
maund
n 1: a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in
different countries; "the official maund in India is 82.6
pounds avoirdupois"