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| − | * '''brogue:''' (''Anglo- | + | * '''brogue:''' (''Anglo-Irish'') a heavy shoe of untanned leather, formerly worn in Scotland and Ireland; a strong oxford shoe, usually with ornamental perforations and wing tips |
** [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=brogues Brogues] | ** [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=brogues Brogues] | ||
Revision as of 04:09, 21 December 2006
- brogue: (Anglo-Irish) a heavy shoe of untanned leather, formerly worn in Scotland and Ireland; a strong oxford shoe, usually with ornamental perforations and wing tips
- bróg: (Irish) shoe → goody quickenshoon in the same line
- brogue: (Anglo-Irish) an accent, especially an Irish accent
- as ignorant as a kish of brogues: an Irish expression
