Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bear.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name given to the bear.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A bear; -- so called in popular tales and fables.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
folk name for abear , especially thebrown bear ,Ursus arctos
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large ferocious bear of Eurasia
- noun a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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In the Middle Ages, people called bears 'bruin' - the brown one - as speaking the word 'bear' was considered calling it and risking being eaten.
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In the Middle Ages, people called bears 'bruin' - the brown one - as speaking the word 'bear' was considered calling it and risking being eaten.
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So well aimed was his shot, that "bruin" rolled over, giving a few kicks with his thick legs.
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bruin, meaning "the brown one" as a euphemism, and then bruin segued into bear.
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bruin, meaning "the brown one" as a euphemism, and then bruin segued into bear.
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As Gannon and her husband were standing over the animal ... the bruin returned.
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