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brawn

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brawn  (brôn)
n.
1. Solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs.
2. Muscular strength and power.
3. Chiefly British The meat of a boar.
4. Headcheese.

[Middle English, muscle, from Old French braon, meat, of Germanic origin; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

brawn
Noun
1. strong well-developed muscles
2. physical strength
3. Brit & NZ a seasoned jellied loaf made from the head of a pig [Old French braon meat]
brawny adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.brawn - possessing muscular strength
strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"

brawn
Translations
brawn [brɔːn] nfuerza muscular;
(meat) → carne f en gelatina

brawn [brɔːn] nmuscle m (= meat); fromage m de tête

brawn [brɔːn] nMuskeln pl;
(meat) → Schweinskopfsülze f

brawn [brɔːn] nmuscolo;
(meat) → carne f di testa di maiale

brawn
n brawn [broːn]
muscle or physical strength. spier, spierkrag قوة عضليه мускулна сила síla muskler; muskelkraft die Muskelkraft μυϊκή, σωματική δύναμη fuerza muscular lihasejõud زور بازو lihasvoima muscle(s) כֹּח @@@כּוֹח$$$ मांसपेशी mišić izom(erő) tenaga fisik, kekuatan vöðvar; kraftar muscolo 筋力 체력 raumenys, fizinė jėga muskulis; muskuļu spēks oto spierkracht muskler, muskelkraft mięsień, tężyzna músculo muşchi мускулы telesná sila mišice mišić muskler, []styrka กล้ามเนื้อ adale kuvveti, kas gücü 膂力, 體力 м'язи; мускульна сила جسمانی طاقت bắp thịt 膂力
adj brawny
gespierd مفتول العضلات، متين البنيه мускулест silný, svalnatý muskelstærk muskulös γεροδεμένος lihaseline نیرومند musclé חָזַק, שְׁרִירִי गठीला snažan, jak izmos berotot sterkur; vöðvamikill muscolo 筋骨たくましい 근육의 raumeningas muskuļains berotot gespierd muskelsterk, muskuløs krzepki muscular musculos мускулистый svalnatý mišičast mišićav muskulös, stark ซึ่งมีกล้ามเนื้อแข็งแรง adaleli, güçlü kuvvetli 強壯的 мускулистий, дужий جسمانی طاقت والا rắn chắc


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Brains paid, not brawn, and I resolved never again to offer my muscles for sale in the brawn market.
Palfrey's receipt for brawn, hers being pronounced on all hands to be superior to his own--as he informed her in a very flattering letter carried by his errand-boy.
While my brain and brawn remain unimpaired I shall continue always to lead.
 
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