brans

/B R AE1 N Z/
noun
  1. 1

    The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.

  2. 2

    (ornithology) The European carrion crow.

  3. 3

    A surname.

verb
  1. 1

    (transitive) To clean (metal) using a branner.