MAUND

maund

(noun) a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries; “the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

maund (plural maunds)

A wicker basket.

A unit of capacity with various specific local values.

(regional) A handbasket with two lids.

Etymology 2

Noun

maund (plural maunds)

(historical) A unit of weight in southern and western Asia, whose value varied widely by location. Two maunds made one chest of opium in East India. One maund equalled 136 pounds of opium in Turkey.

Usage notes

This spelling (maund) is usually used for the unit in British India, equal to 25 pounds avoirdupois at Madras, 28 pounds avoirdupois at Bombay and 10 troy pounds at Calcutta. For the equivalent unit in the Mughal Empire and in Persian- and Arabic-speaking countries, it is more usual to use the spelling mun or man (italicised to show that the word has not been assimilated into English).

Etymology 3

Noun

maund (uncountable)

(archaic) begging

Verb

maund (third-person singular simple present maunds, present participle maunding, simple past and past participle maunded)

(archaic) to beg

(obsolete) To mutter; to mumble or speak incoherently; to maunder.

Anagrams

• Duman, Munda, dunam, mandu, undam, unmad

Source: Wiktionary

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Maund, n. Etym: [AS. mand, mond.]

Definition: A hand basket. [Obs.] Herrick.

Maund, n. Etym: [Hind, & Per. man.]

Definition: An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from 25 to about 82 pounds avoirdupois.

Maund, Maund"er, v. i. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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