bruin

IPA: brˈuɪn

A folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos.
(literary) A bear character in fairy stories, etc., especially when anthropomorphised.
A surname from Dutch.
An unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky, United States.
A borough of Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Examples of "bruin" in Sentences

Feed Mr. Browning Federal 140 grain TBBC, and then pose with him over a bruin.
bruin, meaning "the brown one" as a euphemism, and then bruin segued into bear.
As Gannon and her husband were standing over the animal ... the bruin returned.
Anyone who uses the word bruin -- and knows enough about sharks to correct my...”
So well aimed was his shot, that "bruin" rolled over, giving a few kicks with his thick legs.
In the Middle Ages, people called bears 'bruin' - the brown one - as speaking the word 'bear' was considered calling it and risking being eaten.