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1. WordNet® 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"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Maund \Maund\, n. [AS. mand, mond.]
   A hand basket. [Obs.] --Herrick.
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3. 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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4. 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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