noun / verb
clog
A heavy shoe with a thick, often wooden sole.
Her clogs have thick wooden soles and leather uppers.
Etymology
Middle English clog named a block or lump of wood. The footwear takes its name from the heavy wooden element beneath the foot, giving the shoe the material’s solid character.
More examples
- One clog slips off his foot as he climbs the stairs.
- The dancers clog in time with the fiddle.
- She learned to clog at a local dance class.
Forms
clog · clogs · clogged · clogging
clogger noun — A dancer who performs in heavy-soled shoes.