Brogue
[brəʊg] or [brog]
Definition
(n.) A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.
(v. t.) A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English.
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Definition
n. a stout coarse shoe: a dialect or manner of pronunciation esp. the Irish.
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Examples
- People say that a brogue is expressive; but I think a little goes a great way. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Oh, it was charming, answered the duke; with more of the brogue than was necessary, for a lad who had been bred at Eton. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I was in a rage with Phillip's brogue; because I should otherwise have been so delighted with him. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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