pogge

[ pog ]

noun

1. a poacher, Agonus cataphractus, common near the British Isles and ranging north to Greenland and Iceland.

pogge

/ pɒɡ /

noun

1. Also calledarmed bullhead a European marine scorpaenoid fish, Agonus cataphractus, of northern European waters, with a large head, long thin tail, and body completely covered with bony plates: family Agonidae
2. any other fish of the family Agonidae

Word History and Origins

Origin of pogge¹

First recorded in 1665–75; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of pogge¹

C18: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Wissmann and Pogge also met them a few years ago in their journey to Nyangwe.

From Project Gutenberg

A name on the west coast of Scotland for the pogge, or miller's thumb (Cottus cataphractus).

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Crimes are punished by excessive administrations of the drug, which in the end stupefy the criminal (Pogge, Wolff).

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