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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Brawn \Brawn\, n. [OF. braon fleshy part, muscle, fr. HG. br?to
     flesh, G. braten roast meat; akin to Icel. br?? flesh, food
     of beasts, AS. br?de roast meat, br?dan to roast, G. braten,
     and possibly to E. breed.]
     1. A muscle; flesh. [Obs.]
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              Formed well of brawns and of bones.   --Chaucer.
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     2. Full, strong muscles, esp. of the arm or leg, muscular
        strength; a protuberant muscular part of the body;
        sometimes, the arm.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Brawn without brains is thine.        --Dryden.
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              It was ordained that murderers should be brent on
              the brawn of the left hand.           --E. Hall.
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              And in my vantbrace put this withered brawn. --Shak.
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     3. The flesh of a boar; also, the salted and prepared flesh
        of a boar.
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              The best age for the boar is from two to five years,
              at which time it is best to geld him, or sell him
              for brawn.                            --Mortimer.
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     4. A boar. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Brawn \Brawn\, n. [OF. braon fleshy part, muscle, fr. HG. br?to
     flesh, G. braten roast meat; akin to Icel. br?? flesh, food
     of beasts, AS. br?de roast meat, br?dan to roast, G. braten,
     and possibly to E. breed.]
     1. A muscle; flesh. [Obs.]
  
              Formed well of brawns and of bones.   --Chaucer.
  
     2. Full, strong muscles, esp. of the arm or leg, muscular
        strength; a protuberant muscular part of the body;
        sometimes, the arm.
  
              Brawn without brains is thine.        --Dryden.
  
              It was ordained that murderers should be brent on
              the brawn of the left hand.           --E. Hall.
  
              And in my vantbrace put this withered brawn. --Shak.
  
     3. The flesh of a boar; also, the salted and prepared flesh
        of a boar.
  
              The best age for the boar is from two to five years,
              at which time it is best to geld him, or sell him
              for brawn.                            --Mortimer.
  
     4. A boar. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  brawn
       n : muscular strength [syn: muscle, sinew]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  brawn
     n.
     1 Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb.
     2 Physical strength; muscularity.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) Make fat, especially of a boar.
     2 (lb en intransitive) Become fat, especially of a boar.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Brawn
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  brawn
     n.
     1 Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb.
     2 Physical strength; muscularity.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) Make fat, especially of a boar.
     2 (lb en intransitive) Become fat, especially of a boar.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Brawn
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  brawn
     n.
     1 Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb.
     2 Physical strength; muscularity.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) Make fat, especially of a boar.
     2 (lb en intransitive) Become fat, especially of a boar.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Brawn
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  brawn
     n.
     1 Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb.
     2 Physical strength; muscularity.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) Make fat, especially of a boar.
     2 (lb en intransitive) Become fat, especially of a boar.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Brawn
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Brawn /bɹˈɔːn/
  العضلات

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  brawn //bɹɔːn// 
  1. мускули, физическа сила
  strong muscles
  2. пача
  terrine

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  brawn //bɹɔːn// 
  угоявам
  to make fat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  brawn /bɹˈɔːn/ 
  svalstvo

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  brawn /bɹˈɔːn/
  Muskel , Muskeln , Muskelkraft 
        "from brawn to brain development"  - Entwicklung von Muskelkraft zur Geisteskraft

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  brawn /bɹˈɔːn/
   [Br.] Presskopf , Kopfsülze , Presssack  [Süddt.]  [cook.]
     Synonym: headcheese
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  brawn /bɹˈɔːn/
  Sülze , Presskopf , Sulz , Sulze  [Ös.]  [cook.]
     Synonym: head cheese
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  brawn /bɹˈɔːn/
   [Br.] Presswurst  [cook.]
     Synonym: headcheese
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  brawn //bɹɔːn// 
  1. lihasvoima, massa, voima
  physical strength, muscularity
  2. lihakset, lihasmassa
  strong muscles
  3. syltty
  terrine

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  brawn //bɹɔːn// 
  1. lihoa
  to become fat
  2. lihottaa
  to make fat

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  brawn /bɹˈɔːn/ 
  1. सूअर~का~माँसr
        "The dish has brawn in it."
  2. पुट्ठा
        "The job needs brawn power."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  brawn /bɹˈɔːn/
  1. testi erô
  2. disznósajt
  3. izom
  4. izomerô

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  brawn /ˈbrɔ:n/ 
    mięśnie, siła fizyczna

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  brawn //bɹɔːn// 
  1. muskelstyrka
  physical strength, muscularity
  2. sylta
  terrine

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  brawn /bɹˈɔːn/
  1. iyi gelişmiş adale
  2. adale kuvveti
  3. haş1anmış yabani domuz eti.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbɹɔn/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  39 Moby Thesaurus words for "brawn":
     all that lives, beef, beefiness, biosphere, biota, brawniness,
     ecosphere, elasticity, fiber, flesh, flora and fauna, heftiness,
     huskiness, involuntary muscle, living matter, living nature, might,
     muscle, muscles, muscularity, musculature, noosphere,
     organic matter, organic nature, organized matter, physique, plasm,
     power, robustness, sinew, sinewiness, sinews, strength, thew,
     thewiness, thews, tissue, tone, voluntary muscle
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 筋肉,膂力,腕力;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 筋肉,膂力,腕力,腌肉

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