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Maund

Maund Meaning & Definition
Maund Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of 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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See Also | weight | weight unit

Maund In Webster's Dictionary

\Maund\, n. [AS. mand, mond.] A hand basket. [Obs.] --Herrick.
\Maund\, n. [Hind, & Per. man.] An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from 25 to about 82 pounds avoirdupois.
\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.

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