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Search phrase: brawn

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.ii.17pin-buttock, the quatch-buttock, the brawn-buttock, orbuttocke, the quatch-buttocke, the brawn buttocke, or
CoriolanusCor IV.v.123Once more to hew thy target from thy brawn,Once more to hew thy Target from thy Brawne,
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.108damned brawn shall play Dame Mortimer his wife.damn'd Brawne shall play Dame Mortimer his wife.
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.19And Harry Monmouth's brawn, the hulk Sir John,And Harrie Monmouth's Brawne (the Hulke Sir Iohn)
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.297And in my vantbrace put this withered brawn;And in my Vantbrace put this wither'd brawne,

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brawnmuscular arm, sturdy limb
brawnmuscle, fleshy part of the body
brawnfattened boar, stuffed pig [ready for eating]
brawn-buttockfleshy buttock, well-rounded bottom

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BRAWNBASICbrawn n, brawny adj
BRAWNSHAPEbrawn-buttock n

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