pogy

English

Etymology

From poghaden.

Noun

pogy (plural pogies)

1. (eastern US dialects) menhaden (fish)

Usage notes

• Pogy is often confused with porgy, and therefore incorrectly applied to various fishes.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “pogy” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

• pygo-