brogue
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8.4
- noun
- /broʊɡ/
:
brogue
- After playing in the rain, she cleaned her favorite brown brogues to keep them in good condition.
- thick brogues
- leather brogues
- heavy brogues
And I, I happened to have my father, my best trousers on and I'd still toke at brogues.
- And I, I happened to have my father, my best trousers on and I'd still toke at brogues.
Examples
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I need to get my brogues resoled.
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Maybe I could wear those black leather brogues.
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His feet, for once visible, I see a fresh pair of heavy brogues at the end of his wool trousers.
Fiction book (2000) -
You can spot a Yorkshireman or an Irishman by his brogue.
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The shoes were my own, my prized possession—genuine leather, Australian copies of mid twentieth-century brogues, comfortable, well broken in.
Fiction book (1995) -
He wore comfortable brogues while walking through the muddy fields.
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The farmer always preferred his sturdy brogues for long days working in the countryside.
Synonyms
2
9.6
A heavy, strong boot people wear for farm work
2
2.7
A strong shoe that protects your feet during hard work
1
8.9
A strong heavy leather shoe worn for hard work
How Sturdy
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word brogue comes from the Irish and Scottish Gaelic word bróg, which means 'shoe'. These were strong country leather shoes with simple decoration, and that's why today brogue means a heavy, often decorated leather shoe worn in the countryside.