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maunds

maunds is the plural of maund.

Meaning of maund

Noun (1)

maund (plural maunds)

  1. A wicker basket.
  2. A unit of capacity with various specific local values.
  3. (regional) A handbasket with two lids.

Noun (2)

maund (plural maunds)

  1. A unit of weight in south and west Asia, whose value varies widely by location.
    • Now the rail has come, and the fire-carriage says buz-buz-buz, and a hundred lakhs of maunds slide across that big bridge.1888, Rudyard Kipling, “In Flood Time”, in In Black and White, Folio Society, published 2005, page 410

Noun (3)

maund (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Begging.

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Questions about maunds

What is maunds the plural of?
Maunds is the plural of maund.

Words near maunds in the dictionary

  1. maundfuls
  2. maundies
  3. maunding
  4. maundril
  5. maundrils
  6. maunds
  7. maundy
  8. Maundy coin
  9. Maundy coins
  10. Maundy money
  11. Maundy Thursday

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