Associations to the word «Maund»
Noun
- Rupee
- Liza
- Seer
- Rudd
- Indigo
- Reeves
- Stella
- Mun
- Fullback
- Jakob
- Rhodes
- Concession
- Verge
- Calcutta
- Val
- Andreas
- Edith
- Pound
- Johann
- Graham
- Editing
- Candy
- Aaron
- Proof
- Kg
- Rice
- Thanks
- Thirty
- Henri
- Wheat
- Villa
- Manor
- Yield
- Craft
- Taylor
- Ton
- Jean
- Reader
- Tax
- Grain
- Acre
- Seed
- Copy
- Landing
- Admiral
- Per
- Les
- Hunting
- Arthur
- Baron
- Tom
- Weight
- British
- Cousin
- Editor
- Cape
- Edward
- Factory
- John
- Architect
- India
- Price
- Value
- Lieutenant
- Captain
- My
- Commander
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Wiktionary
MAUND, noun. A wicker basket.
MAUND, noun. A unit of capacity with various specific local values.
MAUND, noun. (regional) A handbasket with two lids.
MAUND, noun. (archaic) 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.
MAUND, noun. (archaic) begging
MAUND, verb. (archaic) to beg
MAUND, verb. (obsolete) To mutter; to mumble or speak incoherently; to maunder.
Dictionary definition
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".
Wise words
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