pogy

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(pō′gē; also päg′ē)

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noun pl. pogies

  1. menhaden
  2. a surfperch (Amphistichus rhodoterus)

Origin: shortened < Maine dial. poghaden, prob. < Abenaki

See pogy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pogy or po·gies
See menhaden.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of dialectal poghaden

Origin: , perhaps of Eastern Abenaki origin

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