brawn
[ brawn ]
/ brɔn /
Save This Word!
noun
strong, well-developed muscles.
muscular strength.
Chiefly British.
- a boar's or swine's flesh, especially when boiled and pickled.
- headcheese.
SYNONYMS FOR brawn
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.
Question 1 of 7
“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Meet Grammar Coach
Improve Your Writing
Origin of 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
Words nearby brawn
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for brawn
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012