Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
pogy .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A protective flap, generally made of
foam rubber , worn on the hands to protect againstchafing from the oars.
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Examples
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Best thing I found is anything that imitates a herring or pogie, even chunked herring and pogies if surf fishing.
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Best thing I found is anything that imitates a herring or pogie, even chunked herring and pogies if surf fishing.
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As soon as he'd been able to prove he was American -- an intimate knowledge of Navy slang terms like "slider" and "pogie bait" had quickly established his credentials -- Coyote had been invited to join because his pilot training had included such useful tidbits as survival and E&E, escape and evasion.
Carrie Douglass, Keith 1991
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They dug for Little-Neck clams in the mud by the Pond, they discussed the cranberry bog and the war and the daily catch of the traps; they interrupted their sage discourse to whoop at a mackerel gull that flapped above them; they prowled along the inlet to the Outside, and like officials they viewed a passing pogie-boat.
The Innocents A Story for Lovers Sinclair Lewis 1918
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However, I have no doubt that if these two assholes joked about raping and beating three liberal women ... like Hillary Clinton, any Kennedy and let's just say Al Gores wife, they would be fishing their heads out of their asses while waiting for a cheque in the pogie line.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
bilby commented on the word pogie
There are also pogies for cyclists. They are like a pair of mitts that wrap around the handlebars, protecting the rider's hands from wind chill.
March 6, 2022