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pogge

[ pog ]

noun

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


pogge

/ pɒɡ /

noun

  1. Also calledarmed 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
  2. any other fish of the family Agonidae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pogge1

First recorded in 1665–75; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pogge1

C18: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

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).

Crimes are punished by excessive administrations of the drug, which in the end stupefy the criminal (Pogge, Wolff).

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