brawn

[ brawn ]

/ brɔn /

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noun

strong, well-developed muscles.

muscular strength.

Chiefly British.

a boar's or swine's flesh, especially when boiled and pickled.
headcheese.

Origin of brawn

1275–1325; Middle English brawne<Old French braon slice of flesh (Provençal bradon) <Germanic; compare German Braten joint of meat, akin to Old English brǣd flesh

SYNONYMS FOR brawn

2 brawniness, robustness, muscle, sturdiness, might, power.

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Words nearby brawn

bravo, bravura, braw, brawl, Brawley, brawn, brawny, Braxton-Hicks contraction, Braxton Hicks contractions, Braxton Hicks sign, braxy

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Example sentences from the Web for brawn

As governor of California, Schwarzenegger himself demonstrated the limits of American brawn.
Is This the End of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Comeback?|Andrew Romano|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is the place where automakers show off brawn, power, and sex appeal.
Detroit’s Green Leap Forward Pulls In to New York Auto Show|Daniel Gross|March 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It never entered his head during those early days that all the brawn of all the manhood of the nation would be needed.
The Rough Road|William John Locke
A pair of cold capons, a mortress of brawn, or what you will, with a flask or two of the right Gascony.
The White Company|Arthur Conan Doyle

Brain and not brawn will endure, and the captains of war will be commanded by the captains of industry.
War of the Classes|Jack London
If the fellow's spirit were equal to his bone and brawn, he would o'ertop, Julius Caesar.
The Red Acorn|John McElroy
We may have been a little bit better off in brawn, but they had it on us in the matter of brain.
Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball|J. W. Duffield

British Dictionary definitions for brawn

brawn

/ (brɔːn) /

noun

strong well-developed muscles

physical strength, esp as opposed to intelligence

British a seasoned jellied loaf made from the head and sometimes the feet of a pig or calf

Word Origin for brawn

C14: from Old French braon slice of meat, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German brāto, Old English brǣd flesh

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释义	brawn [ brawn ] / brɔn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR brawn ON THESAURUS.COM noun strong, well-developed muscles. muscular strength. Chiefly British. a boar's or swine's flesh, especially when boiled and pickled. headcheese. Origin of brawn 1275–1325; Middle English brawne<Old French braon slice of flesh (Provençal bradon) <Germanic; compare German Braten joint of meat, akin to Old English brǣd flesh SYNONYMS FOR brawn 2 brawniness, robustness, muscle, sturdiness, might, power. SEE SYNONYMS FOR brawn ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby brawn bravo, bravura, braw, brawl, Brawley, brawn, brawny, Braxton-Hicks contraction, Braxton Hicks contractions, Braxton Hicks sign, braxy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brawn As governor of California, Schwarzenegger himself demonstrated the limits of American brawn. Is This the End of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Comeback?\|Andrew Romano\|March 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This is the place where automakers show off brawn, power, and sex appeal. Detroit’s Green Leap Forward Pulls In to New York Auto Show\|Daniel Gross\|March 29, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It never entered his head during those early days that all the brawn of all the manhood of the nation would be needed. The Rough Road\|William John Locke A pair of cold capons, a mortress of brawn, or what you will, with a flask or two of the right Gascony. The White Company\|Arthur Conan Doyle Brain and not brawn will endure, and the captains of war will be commanded by the captains of industry. War of the Classes\|Jack London If the fellow's spirit were equal to his bone and brawn, he would o'ertop, Julius Caesar. The Red Acorn\|John McElroy We may have been a little bit better off in brawn, but they had it on us in the matter of brain. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball\|J. W. Duffield British Dictionary definitions for brawn brawn / (brɔːn) / noun strong well-developed muscles physical strength, esp as opposed to intelligence British a seasoned jellied loaf made from the head and sometimes the feet of a pig or calf Word Origin for brawn C14: from Old French braon slice of meat, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German brāto, Old English brǣd flesh Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to brawn vigor, moxie, meat, power, flesh, beef, energy, punch, clout, steam, sock, muscle, might, muscularity, kick, sinews, robustness, thew, beefiness
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brawn

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