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I believe she meant "trough" but she'd be the one to confirm that.
Meanwhile, in the Navy we had the term "brown shoe" to refer to aviation ratings or officers, also called "airedales." There was no particular reason that I knew of. Chiefs and officers of all ratings and specialties wore brown shoes.
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