What's the difference between laund and maund?

Laund


Definition:

  • (n.) A plain sprinkled with trees or underbrush; a glade.

Example Sentences:

Maund


Definition:

  • (n.) A hand basket.
  • (n.) An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from 25 to about 82 pounds avoirdupois.
  • (v. i.) Alt. of Maunder

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Ratan Miah's farm has yielded 17 maunds (traditional baskets) of the vegetable since the beginning of May – and he says the crops sold well at market.
  • (2) Aaron Maund may have been sent off just before half-time (denying Vicente Sánchez a goalscoring opportunity), but thanks to the likes of Nat Borchers and Kyle Beckerman RSL were able to deliver Nick Rimando a record-tying 112th career shutout.
  • (3) Days later, Mercy's mother Mwandida Maunde, Lucy's daughter, died, bleeding out from complications after the birth.
  • (4) The other farm in the region, owned by Babul Khan, has yielded only three maunds and more than half of his crops have died.

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