brawn

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːn

[edit] Noun

brawn (uncountable)

Wikipedia

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

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• brawny

[edit] Verb

to 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.

[edit] Derived terms

• brawner