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单词 muid
释义

muid1

/mwiː/
noun
1A dry measure used for grain, meat, salt, etc.
  • In recent times the values assigned to it range from about 52 to about 110 bushels (approx. 1890–4000 litres); in early use it was a much smaller measure, often stated as 4 bushels (approx. 145 litres)..
2A liquid measure of widely varying capacity; a cask holding this amount.
  • Local varieties ranged from 60 to 160 gallons (approx. 273–727 litres)..

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From Anglo-Norman and Middle French mui measure of capacity, Middle French, French muid from classical Latin modius.

muid2

/mjuːd/
South African
noun
A dry measure of capacity approximately equal to three bushels (109 litres), used chiefly for grain.

Origin

Late 18th century. From South African Dutch muid from French muid.

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