brogan

[ broh-guhn ]

noun

1. a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.

brogan

/ ˈbrəʊɡən /

noun

1. a heavy laced usually ankle-high work boot

Word History and Origins

Origin of brogan¹

< Irish brógán, diminutive of bróg shoe; brogue ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of brogan¹

C19: from Gaelic brōgan a little shoe, from brōg shoe; see brogue ²

Example Sentences

There was in the Legislature, during the deadlock above mentioned, a man whom I will call Brogan.

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In essence the bugeye was a large canoe, fully decked, with a fixed rig following that of the brogan.

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Thomas Brogan dare not leave the polling-booth for his life, until Mr. Carew took him on his car.

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"Private Charles Brogan" is recorded among the surrendering men at the end of the Sonora campaign.

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There was in the Assembly a man whom Mr. Roosevelt calls “Brogan.”

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Related Words

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