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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
brogue1
noun a strong outdoor shoe with ornamental perforated patterns in the leather.

■ a rough shoe of untanned leather, formerly worn in Ireland and the Scottish Highlands.

– origin C16: from Sc. Gaelic and Ir. bróg, from ON brók (rel. to breech).



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
brogue2
noun a marked accent, especially Irish or Scottish, when speaking English.
– origin C18: perh. allusively from brogue1, referring to the rough footwear of Irish peasants.



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