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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
brogue n 1: a thick and heavy shoe [syn: brogan, brogue, clodhopper, work shoe] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Brogue \Brogue\, n. [Ir. & Gael. brog shoe, hoof.] 1. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan. [1913 Webster] Note: In the Highlands of Scotland, the ancient brogue was made of horsehide or deerskin, untanned or tenned with the hair on, gathered round the ankle with a thong. The name was afterward given to any shoe worn as a part of the Highland costume. [1913 Webster] Clouted brogues, patched brogues; also, brogues studded with nails. See under Clout, v. t. [1913 Webster] 2. A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English. [1913 Webster] Or take, Hibernis, thy still ranker brogue. --Lloyd. [1913 Webster] | ||
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