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Brog
Brog
(brŏg)
, Noun.
[Gael. Cf.
Brob
.] A pointed instrument, as a joiner’s awl, a brad awl, a needle, or a small sharp stick.
Brog
,Verb.
T.
To prod with a pointed instrument, as a lance; also, to broggle.
[Scot. & Prov.]
Sir W. Scott.
Definition 2024
bròg
bròg
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
bròg f (genitive singular bròige, plural brògan)
Usage notes
- For long boots (Wellington boots and similar) bòtann is used instead.
Derived terms
Terms derived from bròg
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Descendants
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “bróc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.