mahound

2 definitions found

mahound - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mahound \Ma`hound\, n.
     A contemptuous name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a
     devil. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Who's this, my mahound cousin ?          --Beau. & Fl.
     [1913 Webster]

mahound - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Mahound
      n 1: the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last
           messenger of Allah (570-632) [syn: Mohammed, Mohammad,
           Muhammad, Mahomet, Mahound]