Maund
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /mɔːnd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Maund is a noun meaning A wicker basket.
Meaning
A wicker basket.
More Meanings
- A unit of capacity with various specific local values.
- A unit of weight in south and west Asia, whose value varies widely by location.
- (regional) A handbasket with two lids.
- (archaic) begging
- (archaic) to beg
- (obsolete) To mutter; to mumble or speak incoherently; to maunder.
Example Sentences
He maunds Abram, he begs as a madde man.
You must hereafter maund on your own pads
One mann or maund is approximately 37.32 kilograms.
Now the rail has come, and the fire-carriage says buz-buz-buz, and a hundred lakhs of maunds slide across that big bridge.
Word Forms
- maunds
- maunding
- maunded
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mawn, maunder, mund, manche, manualette, mawpuses.
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