brogan
Example Sentences
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“Bill came right from the factory and showed up in his old brogans and his old clunk of a car with a notebook full of songs,” Mr. Jones told Rolling Stone.
From New York Times
The next thing that came into my heart made it sink right down into my brogans.
From Literature
Donoghue’s prose is as sturdy and serviceable as a good pair of brogans, but never nondescript.
From New York Times
King rummaged around, spitting tobacco, and came up with some mud-caked brogans.
From Literature
So here's the good news: you never have to remove said brogans except when it's time for bed.
From Newsweek
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.