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Mahound definition

Ma·hound (mə ho̵und′, -ho̵̅o̅nd′)

noun

  1. Archaic Mohammed
  2. Scot. the Devil

Etymology: ME Mahun < OFr Mahon, contr. < Mahomet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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