BROGUES

Noun

brogues

plural of brogue

Anagrams

• Bourges

Source: Wiktionary


Brogues, n. pl. Etym: [Cf. Breeches.]

Definition: Breeches. [Obs.] Shenstone.

BROGUE

Brogue, n. Etym: [Ir. & Gael. brog shoe, hoof.]

1. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.

Note: In the Highlands of Scotland, the ancient brogue was made of horsehide or deerskin, untanned or tenned with the hair on, gathered round the ankle with a thong. The name was afterward given to any shoe worn as a part of the Highland costume. Clouted brogues, patched brogues; also, brogues studded with nails. See under Clout, v. t.

2. A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English. Or take, Hibernis, thy still ranker brogue. Lloyd.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GROIN

(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals


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