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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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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