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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024brawn /brɔn/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- strong, well-developed muscles:In those sexy soap operas he gets a chance to display his brawn.
- muscular strength:It was a case of brains winning out over brawn.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024brawn (brôn),USA pronunciation n. - strong, well-developed muscles.
- muscular strength.
- Food[Chiefly Brit.]
- Fooda boar's or swine's flesh, esp. when boiled and pickled.
- Foodheadcheese.
- Gmc; compare German Braten joint of meat, akin to Old English brǣd flesh
- Old French braon slice of flesh (Provencal bradon)
- Middle English brawne 1275–1325
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged. brawniness, robustness, muscle, sturdiness, might, power.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: brawn /brɔːn/ n - strong well-developed muscles
- physical strength, esp as opposed to intelligence
- Brit a seasoned jellied loaf made from the head and sometimes the feet of a pig or calf
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French braon slice of meat, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German brāto, Old English brǣd flesh |