brawn
noun/brɔːn/
/brɔːn/
[uncountable]- physical strength
- In this job you need brains as well as brawn.
- What they lack in brawn they make up for in skill.
- (British English) (North American English headcheese)meat made from the head of a pig or calf that has been boiled and pressed into a container, served cold in thin slices
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French braon ‘fleshy part of the leg’, of Germanic origin; related to German Braten ‘roast meat’.
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