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.

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Origin of stogy

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

Words nearby stogy

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

tobacco, bouquet, corona, smoke, claro, havana, toby, panatela, weed, belvedere, cheroot, stogie, perfecto

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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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