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Brahmin

Brahmin

9.8
A large two-headed animal like a cow that appears in the Fallout game
  • noun
  • /ˈbrɑːmɪn/
  • Jargon
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  • A roaming Brahmin blocked the road, its two heads snapping in all directions.

Examples

  • Farmers in the wasteland kept several Brahmins for milk and meat despite their mutations.

  • Players shot at the aggressive Brahmin to protect their camp during the night raid.

  • A Brahmin appeared suddenly.

  • Don't let the Brahmin get too close!

  • A group of Brahmin were grazing peacefully in the sunken field near the settlement.

  • As they approached the trading post, they saw several Brahmin tied up, waiting to be sold.

  • The players decided to hunt the large Brahmin for its meat to sustain their group.

Surface Forms

Brahmin singular
Brahmins plural

Etymology

Brahmin (game creature) in the Fallout games borrows the real cattle name Brahmin and turns it into a mutant, many-headed cow; a helpful way to remember this is to think of the game's brahmin as a strange, post‑apocalyptic version of Indian cattle. So the game name uses the familiar cattle word to name its mutated livestock.