brawn

1275–1325; Middle English brawne<Old French braon slice of flesh (Provençal bradon) <Germanic; compare German Braten joint of meat, akin to Old English brǣd flesh

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bravo, bravura, braw, brawl, Brawley, brawn, brawny, Braxton-Hicks contraction, Braxton Hicks contractions, Braxton Hicks sign, braxy

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How to use brawn in a sentence

Although getting windows unstuck may require skill and brawn, you should be able to fix those screens with less effort.
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As governor of California, Schwarzenegger himself demonstrated the limits of American brawn.
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Both films prized independence at their moral centers, and made brawn a virtue.
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Founded in 1888 in Pittsburgh, Alcoa has long been a symbol of American industrial brawn.
Meet the Servicey New Dow|Daniel Gross|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST

This is the place where automakers show off brawn, power, and sex appeal.
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He was built more like a bullock than a man, huge in bone and brawn, high in colour, and with a hand like a baby for size.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson
You are the brawn and the backbone of our free white Anglo-Saxon democracy, the flower of the world's peoples.
Mountain|Clement Wood
Boris went on cutting brawn upon a wooden platter with a swift and careful hand.
Joan of the Sword Hand|S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
We used steam instead of the brawn of stalwart pioneers and Indians to propel the boat.
Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail|Ezra Meeker
A pair of cold capons, a mortress of brawn, or what you will, with a flask or two of the right Gascony.
The White Company|Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for brawn

brawn

/ (brɔːn) /

noun

strong well-developed muscles

physical strength, esp as opposed to intelligence

British a seasoned jellied loaf made from the head and sometimes the feet of a pig or calf

Word Origin for brawn

C14: from Old French braon slice of meat, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German brāto, Old English brǣd flesh

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