brogue

[Brogue]

You may know of a brogue as a thick Irish accent, and that can help you remember another meaning: it's also a thick Irish shoe.

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A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.

Noun
a thick and heavy shoe

n.
A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.

v. t.
A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English.

Brogue

Brogue , n. [Ir. & Gael. brog shoe, hoof.] 1. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan. &hand; 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. Clouted brogues, patched brogues; also, brogues studded with nails. See under Clout, v. t. 2. A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English.

Or take, Hibernis, thy still ranker brogue.

A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.

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