brawn

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Middle English brawne, from Old French braon (slice of meat, fleshy part, buttock), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *brādon, accusative form of *brādo (roasted meat, ham), from Proto-Germanic *brēdô (meat, roast), from Proto-Indo-European *bhre- (to burn, heat), from Proto-Indo-European *bureue- (to boil, bubble, burn). Akin to Old High German brāto (tender meat) (German Braten (roast)), Old English brǣd (flesh, meat), Old Norse bráð (raw meat).

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brawn (uncountable)

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  1. Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb.
  2. Physical strength; muscularity.
  3. (chiefly UK) head cheese; a terrine made from the head of a pig or calf; originally boar's meat.

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brawn (third-person singular simple present brawns, present participle brawning, simple past and past participle brawned)

  1. (transitive) Make fat, especially of a boar.
  2. (intransitive) Become fat, especially of a boar.

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