brogue

  1. Noun.  A strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Irish spoken with a strong English accent, but gradually changed to mean English spoken with a strong Irish accent as English control of Ireland gradually increased and Irish waned as the standard language.
  2. Noun.  A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
  3. Noun.  (dated) A heavy shoe of untanned leather.
  4. Verb.  (transitive, intransitive) To speak with a brogue (accent).
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) To walk.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To kick.
  7. Verb.  (transitive) To punch a hole in, as with an awl.
  8. Verb.  (dialect) to fish for eels by disturbing the waters.

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