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brainpan

American  
[breyn-pan] / ˈbreɪnˌpæn /

noun

  1. the skull or cranium.

brainpan British  
/ ˈbreɪnˌpæn /

noun

  1. informal the skull

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Etymology

Origin of brainpan

before 1000; Middle English brayn panne, Old English brægenpanne. See brain, pan 1

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