Clog

Clogs are a type of <a href="/facts/Footwear/JgvYYCSS">footwear</a> that has a thick, rigid sole typically made of <a href="/facts/Wood/z13NpHPl">wood</a>, although in <a href="/facts/American_English/sdAfgPgM">American English</a>, shoes with rigid soles made of other materials are also called clogs. 
<a href="/facts/Tradition/5qkV7G2A">Traditional</a> clogs remain in use as <a href="/facts/Protective_clothing/DF3oEH6B">protective footwear</a> in <a href="/facts/Agriculture/TGztqzJs">agriculture</a> and in some <a href="/facts/Factory/GPIW0snN">factories</a> and <a href="/facts/Mining/g6uDIFab">mines</a>. Although they are sometimes negatively associated with cheap and folkloric footwear of <a href="/facts/Farmer/Jv8f2VwP">farmers</a> and the <a href="/facts/Working_class/vX7fPNBo">working class</a>, some types are considered <a href="/facts/Fashion/WbR38tGI">fashion</a> wear today, such as Swedish <a href="/facts/Tr%25C3%25A4skor/6E99nW5d">träskor</a> or Japanese <a href="/facts/Geta_(footwear)/2D9ePA1C">geta</a>.
Clogs are also used in several different styles of <a href="/facts/Clogging/htKC9qdw">dance</a>, where an important feature is the sound they produce against the floor. Clog dancing is one of the fundamental roots of <a href="/facts/Tap_dancing/PYUWn73v">tap dancing</a>, but with tap shoes the taps are free to click against each other and produce a different sound from clogs.

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