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brogan

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bro·gan  (brgn)
n.
A heavy, ankle-high work shoe.
[Irish Gaelic brógan, diminutive of bróg, brogue; see brogue1.]
brogan [ˈbrəʊgən]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a heavy laced usually ankle-high work boot
[from Gaelic brōgan a little shoe, from brōg shoe; see brogue2]
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Noun1.broganbrogan - a thick and heavy shoe              
brogue, clodhopper, work shoe
shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material


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A pair of workman's brogans encased my feet, and for trousers I was furnished with a pair of pale blue, washed-out overalls, one leg of which was fully ten inches shorter than the other.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
He was clad in faded overalls and black cotton shirt, with hobnailed brogans on his feet, and on his head a hat whose shapelessness and stains advertised the rough usage of wind and rain and sun and camp-smoke.
Moon-Face and Other Stories by London, Jack View in context
Now, Captain Oudouse had lost all his clothes, except his shoes, and they were heavy brogans.
South Sea Tales by London, Jack View in context
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