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brainpan

  • /ˈbɹeɪnpan/ UK

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From Middle English brayn panne, from Old English bræġnpanne, corresponding to brain + pan.

noun brainpans · brain-pan · braynepan

  1. Canada, US, colloquial The braincase; the skull. Many a time but for a Sallet, my braine-pan had bene cleft with a brown Bill.
  2. Canada, US, colloquial The brain or mind. ‘And a hard word it is,’ said Richie, ‘as my brainpan kens to this blessed moment.’

Similar: harnpan, skull

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"brainpan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/brainpan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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brainpan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/brainpan

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"brainpan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/brainpan.

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@misc{brainpan_2026,
  title = {brainpan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brainpan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}