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A boot so rugged it forgot how to be polite.
means A heavy, ankle-high work boot or shoe of coarse, sturdy leather, built for labor rather than looks.
from From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic 'bróg,' meaning shoe, with the diminutive '-an' tacked on — so 'brogan' is literally a 'little shoe,' which is funny given how clumping and substantial the thing turned out to be. The same Gaelic 'bróg' gives us 'brogue,' both the shoe and, separately, the thick accent. The footwear sense crossed into English and settled in as the rough boot of farmers, soldiers, and laborers.
- irish roots
- From Gaelic brog, meaning shoe or hut
- the holes
- Brogue perforations once drained Irish bog water
- work history
- Standard footwear for laborers and soldiers alike
- surname
- Doubles as a common Irish family name
brogan shoe — heavy work shoe originating in ireland, still manufactured by companies like thorogood since 1892
brogan county cork — small village in ireland where the shoe style originated