: a heavy shoe
especially
: a coarse work shoe reaching to the ankle
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The planks, once painted, were worn down to a bare, ancient gray by rain and sun, and by a few billion brogans, black wingtips, and scandalous high-heeled shoes.
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brogan
noun
bro·gan
ˈbrō-gən 
-ˌgan;
brō-ˈgan
: a heavy shoe
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