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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bravura, braw, brawl, brawler, Brawley, brawn, brawny, Braxton Hicks contractions, braxy, bray, brayer

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How to use brawn in a sentence

Rugby’s seven-a-side format is a dazzlingly fast, shorter form of the game—emphasizing speed, risk-taking, and agility over brawn.
What a Rugby Tournament Says About Hong Kong’s Fate as a Financial Center|AMY GUNIA / HONG KONG|August 4, 2022|Time
Although getting windows unstuck may require skill and brawn, you should be able to fix those screens with less effort.
How to tackle the home maintenance to-do list you ignored during the pandemic|Jura Koncius|June 24, 2021|Washington Post
As governor of California, Schwarzenegger himself demonstrated the limits of American brawn.
Is This the End of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Comeback?|Andrew Romano|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both films prized independence at their moral centers, and made brawn a virtue.
What Asian Film Remakes Like ‘Oldboy’ Get Wrong|Jimmy So|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST

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.
Detroit’s Green Leap Forward Pulls In to New York Auto Show|Daniel Gross|March 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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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