brawn

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noun
  1. strong, well-developed muscles.

  2. muscular strength.

  1. Chiefly British.

    • a boar's or swine's flesh, especially when boiled and pickled.

Origin of brawn

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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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brawn

/ (brɔːn) /


noun
  1. strong well-developed muscles

  2. physical strength, esp as opposed to intelligence

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

Origin of brawn

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

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