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brawn
[brawn] 
–noun
| 1. | strong, well-developed muscles. |
| 2. | muscular strength. |
| 3. | Chiefly British.
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Origin:
1275–1325; ME brawne < OF braon slice of flesh (Pr bradon) < Gmc; cf. G Braten joint of meat, akin to OE brǣd flesh
1275–1325; ME brawne < OF braon slice of flesh (Pr bradon) < Gmc; cf. G Braten joint of meat, akin to OE brǣd flesh
Synonyms:
2. brawniness, robustness, muscle, sturdiness, might, power.
2. brawniness, robustness, muscle, sturdiness, might, power.
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| brawn (brôn) n.
[Middle English, muscle, from Old French braon, meat, of Germanic origin; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Brawn
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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Language Translation for : Brawn
Spanish:
fuerza muscular,
German:
die Muskelkraft,
Japanese:
筋力
brawn
1290, from O.Fr. braon "fleshy or muscular part, buttock," from Frank. *brado "ham, roast," from P.Gmc. *bræd- (cf. O.H.G. brato "tender meat," Ger. Braten "roast," O.N. brað "raw meat," O.E. bræd "flesh"), from PIE *bhre- "burn, heat," from base *bureue- "to boil, bubble, effervesce, burn" (see brew). The original sense is "piece of meat suitable for roasting." "The specific sense 'boar's flesh' is exclusively of English development, and characteristic of English habits" [OED]. In Eng., specifically "boar's flesh." Brawny "characterized by muscle" is from 1599.
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