Brogue
Word | BROGUE |
Character | 6 |
Hyphenation | brogue |
Pronunciations | /bɹəʊɡ/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Brogue"
What do we mean by brogue?
A strong dialectal accent, especially a strong Irish or Scottish accent when speaking English. noun
A heavy shoe of untanned leather, formerly worn in Scotland and Ireland. noun
A strong oxford shoe, usually with ornamental perforations or wingtips. noun
A variant of brog. noun
Formerly, in Ireland, a shoe made of rawhide, with the hair outward, reaching as far as the ankle and tied by thongs. noun
A similar foot-covering worn by the Scotch Highlanders, but commonly made of deer-hide, either freshly stripped off or half dried, and having holes to allow water to escape. noun
A smooth piece of wood worn on the foot in the operation of washing tin, when the ore is in fine particles. noun
A dialectal manner of pronunciation: especially used of the mode of pronouncing English peculiar to the Irish. noun
A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan. noun
Patched brogues; also, brogues studded with nails. See under Clout, v. t. noun
A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English. noun
To fish for eels by disturbing the waters verb
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. noun
A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips. noun
A heavy shoe of untanned leather. noun
To speak with a brogue (accent). verb
To walk. verb
To kick. verb
To punch a hole in, as with an awl. verb
A thick and heavy shoe noun
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.
A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
A heavy shoe of untanned leather.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Brogue
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