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brogan

[ broh-guhn ]

noun

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


brogan

/ ˈbrəʊɡən /

noun

  1. a heavy laced usually ankle-high work boot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of brogan1

< Irish brógán, diminutive of bróg shoe; brogue 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of brogan1

C19: from Gaelic brōgan a little shoe, from brōg shoe; see brogue ²
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Example Sentences

“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.

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

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

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

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

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