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Ma*ho"vo (?), n. (Mach.) A
device for saving power in stopping and starting a railroad car, by
means of a heavy fly wheel.

Mah*rat"i (?), n. The language of
the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the Deccan and Concan.
[Written also Marathi.]

Mah*rat"ta (?), n. [Hind.
Marhatā, Marhāttā, the name of a
famous Hindoo race, from the old Skr. name Mahā-
rāshtra.] One of a numerous people inhabiting the
southwestern part of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas;
Mahrati. It is closely allied to Sanskrit. --
a. Of or pertaining to the Mahrattas.
[Written also Maratha.]

{ Ma*hu"met*an (?), Ma*hu"met*an*ism (?),
n. } See Mohammedan,
Mohammedanism.

Mah"wa tree` (?). (Bot.) An East Indian
sapotaceous tree (Bassia latifolia, and also B.


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