"Maund" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... MAUND. An Indian weight, which varies in amount depending on the part of the country. Also, a basket used by fishermen; ...
— The Sailor's Word-Book • William Henry Smyth
... a very probable performance. For myself I found her a little too minx-eyed for my taste, but no doubt this was part of the right Pottery touch. Minor characters were all brightly played, Miss MIELE MAUND being particularly happy as a garrulous young girl in the first flush of an engagement, who subsequently throws over her violent fiance on the ground that "she could never marry a man who pushes people into lakes." Even the vieux jeu of the designing widow took on a certain freshness ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 • Various |
