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muid

noun
variants: or mud \ ˈmə(r)d , ˈmə̄d \
plural -s

Definition of muid

: a Dutch unit of capacity used in southern Africa equal to about three bushels

History and Etymology for muid

Afrikaans mud, from Dutch, from Middle Dutch mud, mudde; akin to Old English mydd bushel, Old High German mutti; all from a prehistoric West Germanic word borrowed from Latin modius

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