brogues
noun
- 1
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.
- 2
A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
- 3
A heavy shoe of untanned leather.
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