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brogue

UK /ˈbɹəʊ̯ɡ/US /ˈbɹoʊ̯ɡ/

verb 5
noun 3
forms 4

verb5

To punch a hole in, as with an awl.
To speak with a brogue (accent).
To kick.
To walk.
(dialect) to fish for eels by disturbing the waters.

noun3

•
A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
- He had one pair of brogues and the soles were in a miserable state. — 2016
(old-fashioned) A heavy shoe of untanned leather.
•
A strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.
- I had no doubt he knew where I was from, for I had the brogue, although not much of it. — 1978

forms

brogued · brogueing · broguing · brogues

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