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.
He wrote that class barriers were crumbling, and pointed to studies showing that by the year 2000, 70 percent of all job will require brains, not brawn, compared with only 30 percent in 1945.
'We are looking for jobs with more brain power required, not just brawn power.' However, Malaysia's manufacturing sector has yet to mature into a high tech, skills based industry.
So far this season, the Dox have shown more brains than brawn, with a record of 5-7.