Look up: brogue

1. Brogue
   Brogue noun [ Ir. & Gael. brog shoe, hoof.] 1. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan. » 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 ...
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2. Brogue
   • (v. t.) A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English. • (n.) A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.
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3. Brogue
   Originally. a brogue was a coarse and light kind of shoe made of raw or half-tanned leather, of one entire piece, and gathered around the foot by a thong. They were worn by the Celts of Scotland and Ireland. Nowadays, the term brogue describes a type of strong outdoor shoe with decorative perforated...
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4. Brogue
   A `brogue` is a strong accent, notably in Irish dialects of English. For example, in the folksong "Finnegan`s Wake", the character of the song, Tim Finnegan, was said to have a "beautiful brogue so rich and sweet". It is from the Irish word "barróg", meaning "ac...
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