bruin
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
Origin of bruin
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How to use bruin in a sentence
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bruin had been captured by four cowboys, who had lassoed and tied it.
A Tramp's Notebook | Morley RobertsJemmy roared for help, and a favourite dog rushed to his assistance and seized bruin by the ear.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events | S. Baring-Gouldbruin's master did not fail to take the part of his companion, and, in his turn, began to belabour the dog.
But the avalanche of earth and stones which its mad descent had created did not let bruin off so easily.
The Norsemen in the West | R.M. Ballantyne
He then commenced cogitating how he would act, should bruin have the hardihood to face him in the daytime.
Wild Western Scenes | John Beauchamp Jones
British Dictionary definitions for bruin
/ (ˈbruːɪn) /
a name for a bear, used in children's tales, fables, etc
Origin of bruin
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