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Bruin
The definition of a bruin is a bear.
(noun)An example of a bruin is the mascot of the Boston hockey team, the Blades.
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See Bruin in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- the bear in the medieval beast epic Reynard the Fox
- a name for any bear in fable and folklore
Origin: Du, brown
See Bruin in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A bear.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , name of the bear in History of Reynard the Fox, translated by William Caxton
Origin: from Middle Dutch bruun, bruin, brown, name of the bear in the Middle Dutch version of the fable; see bher-2 in Indo-European roots
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