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Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb.countableuncountable
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Physical strength; muscularity.countableuncountable
- The builders at the site had more brawn than brain.
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Head cheese; a terrine made from the head of a pig or calf; originally boar's meat.UKcountableuncountable
- It was brawn and shape for high tea.
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A boar.UKcountabledialectal
- And loud as brawns wer [they] snoring,
- THE village of Brancepath, pleasantly situated at the distance of four miles and three- quarters south-west by west of Durham, is said to have derived its name (a corruption of Brawn's-path) from a brawn of vast size, [...]
brawn
brɒ:n5 senses · 52 ms
Level C2
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Make fat, especially of a boar.transitive
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Become fat, especially of a boar.intransitive