BRAINS, BRAINWORK
ADJECTIVES
1614 ► UNBRAINED not deprived of brains → obs.
1902 ► BRAIN-FAGGED exhausted by prolonged mental strain
NOUNS
1809 ► GREY MATTER intelligence, brains
1846 ► NUT brains, intelligence → Brit. colloq.
1877 ► HEAD-FILLIN’ brains, mental power → Eng. dial.
1902 ► HEAD-GEAR brains, mental equipment, good sense, ability → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1910 ► DOMEWORK brainwork → US sl.
1984 ► BOUNCE a brainstorming session → US sl.
2002 ► NOODLES brains, intelligence → UK sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1656 ► HEAD-PIECE a man possessed of brains; a man of intellect
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