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brawn Definition

brawn (brôn)

noun

  1. strong, well-developed muscles
  2. muscular strength
  3. Brit. cooked boar's flesh
  4. 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

n.

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.

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