maund /mɔːnd/noun 5verb 2forms 3 noun5 •A unit of capacity with various specific local values. •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 •A wicker basket. •A handbasket with two lids. •(no longer used) Begging. verb2 •(no longer used) To beg.He maunds Abram, he begs as a madde man. — 1608 •(no longer used) To mutter; to mumble or speak incoherently; to maunder. formsmaunded · maunding · maunds
