stogy

or sto·gie

[ stoh-gee ]

/ ˈstoʊ gi /

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noun, plural sto·gies.

a long, slender, roughly made, inexpensive cigar.

a coarse, heavy boot or shoe.

Nearby words

stocky, stockyard, stodge, stodgy, stoep, stogy, stoic, stoical, stoichiology, stoichiometric, stoichiometry

Origin of stogy

1840–50, Americanism; stog(a) (short for Conestoga, town in Pennsylvania) + -y²

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Examples from the Web for stogy

Mr. Tutt threw his stogy into the fire and fumbled for another in the long box on the library table.
By Advice of Counsel|Arthur Train
Mr. Tutt readjusted his spectacles and slowly selected a stogy from the bundle in the dusty old cigar box.
Tutt and Mr. Tutt|Arthur Train
He spat the remaining filaments of his stogy from the window and fished out another.
Tutt and Mr. Tutt|Arthur Train
"Ye got a raw deal, counselor," remarked Captain Phelan, amiably accepting a stogy.
Tutt and Mr. Tutt|Arthur Train

It certainly had the merit of cheapness, if that be a merit in tobacco, and I experimented with the stogy.
Mark Twain's Speeches|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for stogy

stogy

stogey

/ (ˈstəʊɡɪ) /

noun plural -gies

US any long cylindrical inexpensive cigar

Word Origin for stogy

C19: from stoga, short for Conestoga, a town in Pennsylvania

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stogy

or sto·gie

noun, plural sto·gies.

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Origin of stogy

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British Dictionary definitions for stogy

stogy

stogey

noun plural -gies

Word Origin for stogy