brawn
brawn
Definition
brawn (brôn)
noun
- strong, well-developed muscles
- muscular strength
- Brit. cooked boar's flesh
- headcheese
Etymology: ME braun < OFr braon, fleshy or muscular part, buttock < Frank brado, meat, calf (of leg), akin to OHG brato, OE bræde
brawn
Synonyms
brawn
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- get: A pork knuckle will do the job, so you've got the brawn without the brain.
- make: My mother used to make brawn from the trotters.
- defeat: It was the first recorded instance of cunning defeating brawn, but the battle has been raging ever since.
- have: Jock ( who goes by the name of Percy ) has brawn, but little in the way of brains.
Adjective modifier
- sheer: The sheer brawn of this PSU dominates almost every power supply on the market Watt for Watt.
