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strapping

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æp??

Verb

strapping

  1. present participle of strap

Adjective

strapping (comparative more strapping, superlative most strapping)

  1. Having a sturdy muscular physique; robust.
  2. (obsolete) Of a young woman: full of vigor; lusty.

Translations

Noun

strapping (countable and uncountable, plural strappings)

  1. Adhesive plaster for strapping injuries.
  2. A length of narrow material to be used for straps, or straps collectively.
  3. A beating with a strap.
  4. The act of fastening with a strap.

Translations

Anagrams

  • trappings

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brawny

English

Etymology

From Middle English brawny; equivalent to brawn +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?b???ni/

Adjective

brawny (comparative brawnier, superlative brawniest)

  1. Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.
    • 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 68:
  2. Calloused; hardened.

Derived terms

  • brawnily
  • brawniness

Translations

Middle English

Etymology

From brawne +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?brau?ni?/

Adjective

brawny

  1. muscular, muscly
  2. (rare) fleshy (of fruit)

Descendants

  • English: brawny

References

  • “braun?, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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