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Webster 1913 Edition
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 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
, Verb.
T.
2.
A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English.
Or take, Hibernis, thy still ranker
brogue
. Lloyd.
Webster 1828 Edition
Brogue
BROGUE
,Noun.
1.
A shoe. 'Clouted brogues.' in Shakespeare, signify shoes whose soles are studded with nails, or clouts.2.
A cant word for a corrupt dialect or manner of pronunciation.3.
Brogues is used by Shenstone for breeches, from the Irish brog.Definition 2024
brogue
brogue
English
A pair of brogues
Noun
brogue (plural brogues)
- A strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Irish spoken with a strong English accent, but gradually changed to mean English spoken with a strong Irish accent as English control of Ireland gradually increased and Irish waned as the standard language.
- 1978, Louis L'Amour, Fair Blows the Wind, Bantam Books, page 62:
- I had no doubt he knew where I was from, for I had the brogue, although not much of it.
- 2010, Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest, Random House, page 187:
- “No-man's-land.” The words were spoken in a deep voice filled with salt water and brogue.
- 1978, Louis L'Amour, Fair Blows the Wind, Bantam Books, page 62:
- A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
- (dated) A heavy shoe of untanned leather.
Synonyms
- (dated heavy shoe): brogan
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
brogue (third-person singular simple present brogues, present participle broguing, simple past and past participle brogued)
- (transitive, intransitive) To speak with a brogue (accent).
- (intransitive) To walk.
- (transitive) To kick.
- (transitive) To punch a hole in, as with an awl.
See also
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Brogue shoe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Possibly from French brouiller
Verb
brogue (third-person singular simple present brogues, present participle broguing, simple past and past participle brogued)
- (dialect) to fish for eels by disturbing the waters