n. [ OF. braon fleshy part, muscle, fr. HG. br&unr_;to flesh, G. braten roast meat; akin to Icel. br&unr_;&unr_; flesh, food of beasts, AS. br&unr_;de roast meat, br&unr_;dan to roast, G. braten, and possibly to E. breed. ]
Formed well of brawns and of bones. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Brawn without brains is thine. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
It was ordained that murderers should be brent on the brawn of the left hand. E. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
And in my vantbrace put this withered brawn. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Brawny; strong; muscular. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A boor killed for the table. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being brawny. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having large, strong muscles; muscular; fleshy; strong. “Brawny limbs.” W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]