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harnpan.

The brainpan; the skull.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The brainpan; the skull.

    archaic · dialectal · rare
Where this word comes from

From Middle English herne panne, hern panne, equivalent to harn(s) (“brains”) + pan (“pan, forehead”). Cognate with Scots harn-pan (“harnpan”), Middle Dutch and Middle Low German hernepanne (“harnpan”), Dutch hersenpan (“harnpan”). Compare also Middle Low German panne (“pan, forehead”), Danish pande (“pan, forehead”), Swedish panna (“pan, forehead”).

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