Branlin \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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Branlin \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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