English Explanatory Dictionary

branlin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small red worm or larva, used as bait for fish.
  2. A young salmon (parr), in the stage in which it has transverse black bands, as if burned by a gridiron.

Word forms

branlin branlins

Etymology

From its red colour. See brand.

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