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brogan
[ broh-guhn ]
noun
- a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
brogan
/ ˈbrəʊɡən /
noun
- a heavy laced usually ankle-high work boot
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Word History and Origins
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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
There was in the Legislature, during the deadlock above mentioned, a man whom I will call Brogan.
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In essence the bugeye was a large canoe, fully decked, with a fixed rig following that of the brogan.
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Thomas Brogan dare not leave the polling-booth for his life, until Mr. Carew took him on his car.
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"Private Charles Brogan" is recorded among the surrendering men at the end of the Sonora campaign.
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There was in the Assembly a man whom Mr. Roosevelt calls “Brogan.”
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