Comments on: Mortress of Brawn http://www.word-detective.com/2008/04/11/mortress-of-brawn/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:19:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: donpwilkes http://www.word-detective.com/2008/04/11/mortress-of-brawn/comment-page-1/#comment-148 donpwilkes Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:07:42 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/04/11/mortress-of-brawn/#comment-148 >>Derived from the Old French “braon” (fleshy part, muscle, hind leg), “brawn” first appeared in English in the 14th century with the general sense of “part of the animal suitable for roasting.” Ah! This sounds likely to be the source of the term "Baron of Beef": thinly sliced roast served in a bun, with juice for dipping. In lesser establishments, it is frequently described as "with au jus", which causes me to gnash my teeth, but in consternation, and not anticipation. >>Derived from the Old French “braon” (fleshy part, muscle, hind leg), “brawn” first appeared in English in the 14th century with the general sense of “part of the animal suitable for roasting.”

Ah! This sounds likely to be the source of the term “Baron of Beef”: thinly sliced roast served in a bun, with juice for dipping. In lesser establishments, it is frequently described as “with au jus”, which causes me to gnash my teeth, but in consternation, and not anticipation.

]]>