Meaning & use
Brogans
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Sturdy, heavy work shoes or boots, typically made of untanned leather.
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The farmhand laced up his brogans before heading to the barn.
Soldiers in the old photograph wore thick brogans caked with mud.
A note on using this word
The word derives from the Irish and Scottish Gaelic 'brog,' meaning shoe.
Words with a similar meaning
work bootsclodhoppers
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