brogann.
/ˈbrəʊɡ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈbroʊɡən/, Irish English /ˈbroʊɡ(ə)n/ A coarse stout sort of shoe.
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plod shoe1697
rammer1810
clumpera1825
brogan1846
Conestoga1892
brogue shoe1906
1846 in J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Brogan.
1864 Morning Star 19 Jan. Boots..are now [during American War] only to be had for 175 dollars to 250 dollars per pair, whilst the commonest brogans bring from 30 dollars to 40 dollars per pair.
1886 Harper's Mag. June 62/1 One may see them out in snow knee-deep clad in low brogans.
1887 Harper's Mag. Mar. 618/2 Stout and rough-looking brogans enveloped the foot up to the ankle.
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