See also: brain-pan

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From Middle English brayn panne, from Old English bræġnpanne, corresponding to brain +‎ pan.

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brainpan (plural brainpans)

  1. (now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) The skull. [from 16th c.]
  2. (now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) The brain or mind. [from 17th c.]
    • 1822, Walter Scott, The Fortunes of Nigel:
      ‘And a hard word it is,’ said Richie, ‘as my brainpan kens to this blessed moment.’

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