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brawn
[ brawn ]
/ brɔn /
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noun
strong, well-developed muscles.
muscular strength.
Chiefly British.
- a boar's or swine's flesh, especially when boiled and pickled.
- headcheese.
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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
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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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