Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BRAWN, n. [L. aprugnus, caro aprugna.]

1. The flesh of a boar, or the animal.
2. The fleshy, protuberant, muscular part of the body. – Peacham.
3. Bulk; muscular strength. – Dryden.
4. The arm, from its muscles or strength. – Shak.