wooden shoes; clogs
Refers to footwear made primarily of wood, such as Dutch clogs or traditional Japanese wooden sandals (下駄).
Dutch wooden shoes are popular with tourists.
Farmers in the old days wore clogs while working in the fields.
Formed from 木（き） “wood” and 靴（くつ） “shoe,” with voicing of くつ to ぐつ in the compound.