pogge
[ pog ]
/ pɒg /
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noun
a poacher, Agonus cataphractus, common near the British Isles and ranging north to Greenland and Iceland.
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Also called armed bullhead.
Origin of pogge
First recorded in 1665–75; origin uncertain
Words nearby pogge
po-faced, pogamoggan, Pogany, pogey, pogey bait, pogge, POGO, pogonia, pogoniasis, pogonion, pogonip
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Example sentences from the Web for pogge
Wissmann and Pogge also met them a few years ago in their journey to Nyangwe.
A name on the west coast of Scotland for the pogge, or miller's thumb (Cottus cataphractus).
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry SmythCrimes are punished by excessive administrations of the drug, which in the end stupefy the criminal (Pogge, Wolff).
The Races of Man|Joseph Deniker
British Dictionary definitions for pogge
pogge
/ (pɒɡ) /
noun
Also called: armed 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
any other fish of the family Agonidae
Word Origin for pogge
C18: of unknown origin
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