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Brawn Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Brawn? [n] muscular strength Synonyms \| Synonyms for Brawn: muscle \| sinew Related Terms \| Find terms related to Brawn: all that lives \| beef \| beefiness \| biosphere \| biota \| brawniness \| ecosphere \| elasticity \| fiber \| flesh \| flora and fauna \| heftiness \| huskiness \| involuntary muscle \| living matter \| living nature \| might \| muscle \| muscles \| muscularity \| musculature \| noosphere \| organic matter \| organic nature \| organized matter \| physique \| plasm \| power \| robustness \| sinew \| sinewiness \| sinews \| strength \| thew \| thewiness \| thews \| tissue \| tone \| voluntary muscle See Also \| strength Brawn In Webster's Dictionary \Brawn\, n. [OF. braon fleshy part, muscle, fr. HG. br?to flesh, G. braten roast meat; akin to Icel. br?? flesh, food of beasts, AS. br?de roast meat, br?dan to roast, G. braten, and possibly to E. breed.] 1. A muscle; flesh. [Obs.] Formed well of brawns and of bones. --Chaucer. 2. Full, strong muscles, esp. of the arm or leg, muscular strength; a protuberant muscular part of the body; sometimes, the arm. Brawn without brains is thine. --Dryden. It was ordained that murderers should be brent on the brawn of the left hand. --E. Hall. And in my vantbrace put this withered brawn. --Shak. 3. The flesh of a boar; also, the salted and prepared flesh of a boar. The best age for the boar is from two to five years, at which time it is best to geld him, or sell him for brawn. --Mortimer. 4. A boar. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.

Brawn Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Brawn?

[n] muscular strength

Synonyms | Synonyms for Brawn: muscle | sinew

See Also | strength

Brawn In Webster's Dictionary

\Brawn\, n. [OF. braon fleshy part, muscle, fr. HG. br?to
flesh, G. braten roast meat; akin to Icel. br?? flesh, food
of beasts, AS. br?de roast meat, br?dan to roast, G. braten,
and possibly to E. breed.]
1. A muscle; flesh. [Obs.]

         Formed well of brawns and of bones.   --Chaucer.

2. Full, strong muscles, esp. of the arm or leg, muscular
   strength; a protuberant muscular part of the body;
   sometimes, the arm.

         Brawn without brains is thine.        --Dryden.

         It was ordained that murderers should be brent on
         the brawn of the left hand.           --E. Hall.

         And in my vantbrace put this withered brawn. --Shak.

3. The flesh of a boar; also, the salted and prepared flesh
   of a boar.

         The best age for the boar is from two to five years,
         at which time it is best to geld him, or sell him
         for brawn.                            --Mortimer.

4. A boar. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.

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