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brogan

[ broh-guhn ]

noun

  1. a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.


brogan

/ ˈ²ú°ùəʊɡə²Ô /

noun

  1. a heavy laced usually ankle-high work boot
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Origin of brogan1

< Irish ²ú°ùó²µÃ¡²Ô, diminutive of ²ú°ùó²µ shoe; brogue 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of brogan1

C19: from Gaelic ²ú°ùŲµ²¹²Ô a little shoe, from ²ú°ùŲµ shoe; see brogue ²
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“Bill came right from the factory and showed up in his old brogans and his old clunk of a car with a notebook full of songs,†Mr. Jones told Rolling Stone.

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I pulled my brogans off and went in through the front door.

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Donoghue’s prose is as sturdy and serviceable as a good pair of brogans, but never nondescript.

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At the end of the day he lights a cigarette, unlaces his dusty brogans.

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King rummaged around, spitting tobacco, and came up with some mud-caked brogans.

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