Topic: CLOTHES
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Irish Gaelic |
| Origin: | and Scottish Gaelic brog, from Old Norse brok 'leg-covering' |
| Date: | 1700-1800 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from Irish Gaelic barrog '(wrestling) hold' (as in barrog teangan 'hold of the tongue, lisp') |
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brogue
[countable]
[countable]1DCC [usually plural] a thick strong leather shoe with a pattern in the leather : 
a new pair of brogues
a new pair of brogues2 [usually singular] an accent, especially an Irish or Scottish accent
