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harns

nounbody

the brain; mental capacity or intelligence

the brain or brains; a person's mental capacity or intelligence

Example in use

Da bairn's got braw harns.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/HAHRNZ/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: brains

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