pogge

[ pog ]

noun

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

Origin of pogge

First recorded in 1665–75; origin uncertain

Also called armed bullhead.

Words Nearby pogge

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How to use pogge in a sentence

Wissmann and pogge also met them a few years ago in their journey to Nyangwe.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, March 1887 | Various
A name on the west coast of Scotland for the pogge, or miller's thumb (Cottus cataphractus).
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry Smyth
Crimes 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

Origin of pogge

C18: of unknown origin

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