brawn

  • 21brawn — [14] English acquired brawn from Anglo Norman braun or Old French braon, which meant ‘flesh, muscle’, but the word’s ultimate origins are not so much a matter of physiological substance as of suitability for cooking and eating. For the source of… …

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  • 22brawn — North Country (Newcastle) Words a boar killed and prepared for the table by salt and other condiments; also a common Northern name for the live animal: The Brawn of Brancepeth …

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  • 23brawn — noun (U) 1 physical strength, especially when compared with intelligence: Mina has the brains, I have the brawn. 2 BrE meat from a pig s head that has been boiled and pressed in a container and is often served in thin flat pieces; headcheese AmE …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24brawn — noun he has certainly developed his brawn since high school Syn: physical strength, muscle(s), burliness, huskiness, toughness, power, might; vigor, punch; informal beef, beefiness …

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  • 25brawn — UK [brɔːn] / US [brɔn] noun [uncountable] 1) physical strength, especially when compared with mental skill and intelligence a job that needs brains, not brawn 2) British meat from a pig s head that is cooked and pressed into a firm shape, then… …

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  • 26brawn — /brɔn / (say brawn) noun 1. well developed muscles. 2. muscular strength. 3. meat, especially pork, boiled, pickled, and pressed into a mould. {Middle English brawne, from Old French braon roast (noun), of Germanic origin} …

  • 27brawn —  1. Muscular strength. adj. brawny.  2. brain before brawn Intelligence is better than physical strength …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

  • 28brawn —  a boar. Cumb. The brawn s head, the boar s head …

    A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • 29Brawn (Transformers) — Brawn is the name of a fictional character from the various Transformers universes. Brawn is not to be confused with X Brawn, a very similar character from . Transformers: Generation 1Transformers character name =Brawn japanname =Gong caption… …

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  • 30Brawn GP F1 Team — Brawn GP Formula One Team Brawn GP 2009 Localisation Brackley Direction générale …

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