branlin

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branlin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Branlin \Bran"lin\, n. [Scot. branlie fr. brand.] (Zool.)
     A young salmon or parr, in the stage in which it has
     transverse black bands, as if burned by a gridiron.
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  Branlin \Bran"lin\, n. [See Brand.]
     A small red worm or larva, used as bait for small fresh-water
     fish; -- so called from its red color.
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