mahsir, mahsur (maser)

[E. Ind.] A cyprinoid fish, Barbus tor, occurring generally in the fresh waters of India, but of the largest size and most abundant in mountain and rocky streams. It resembles the European barbel in generic characters, but has much larger scales (25 to 27 along the lateral line), thick lips, often enlarged about the middle, and the maxillary barbels longer than the rostral and extending to below the last third of the eye. It is the great fresh-water game-fish of India, and reaches a large size, occasionally weighing 100 to 150 pounds. Also called ma hasur, and by other forms of the word. Mahu (mä hö), n. [Perhaps a made name, like many other appellations of devils; but cf. Ma houn, 3.] An appellation in Shakspere of the devil as the instigator of theft. Five fiends have been in poor Tom at once;... Hob bid i dance, prince of dumbne ; Mahu , of stealing. Shak ., Lear, iv. 1. 63. Mahumetant, etc. See Mahometan, etc. mahute (ma-höt′), n. [OF. mahute, upper arm.] An arm; specifically, in falconry, that part of the wing in birds of prey which lies close to the body.