Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Branlin

Branlin ({not transcribed}) , noun

[Scot. branlie from brand.]

(Zoology) A young salmon or parr, in the stage in which it has transverse black bands, as if burned by a gridiron.

Branlin , noun

[See Brand.]

A small red worm or larva, used as bait for small fresh-water fish; -- so called from its red color.