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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Brogue \Brogue\, n. [Ir. & Gael. brog shoe, hoof.] 1. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan. 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. {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. --Lloyd. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: brogue n : a thick and heavy shoe [syn: {brogan}, {clodhopper}, {work shoe}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Brogue, PA Zip code(s): 17309
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