'Brogue' definitions:

Definition of 'brogue'

noun

A thick and heavy shoe [syn: brogan, brogue, clodhopper, work shoe]

From: GCIDE

Brogue \Brogue\, n. [Ir. & Gael. brog shoe, hoof.]
1. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan. [1913 Webster]
Note: In the Highlands of Scotland, the ancient brogue was made of horsehide or deerskin, untanned or tenned with the hair on, gathered round the ankle with a thong. The name was afterward given to any shoe worn as a part of the Highland costume. [1913 Webster]
Clouted brogues, patched brogues; also, brogues studded with nails. See under Clout, v. t. [1913 Webster]
2. A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English. [1913 Webster]
Or take, Hibernis, thy still ranker brogue. --Lloyd. [1913 Webster]