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Brainpan

//ˈbɹeɪnpan// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    The braincase; the skull. Canada, US, colloquial

    "Many a time but for a Sallet, my braine-pan had bene cleft with a brown Bill."

  2. 2
    the part of the skull that encloses the brain wordnet
  3. 3
    The brain or mind. Canada, US, colloquial

    "‘And a hard word it is,’ said Richie, ‘as my brainpan kens to this blessed moment.’"

Etymology

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

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