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
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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