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pogge

[pog]

noun

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

Also called armed bullhead.

Origin:
1665–75; origin uncertain

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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pogge (pɒɡ)

—n
1.	Also called: armed 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

[C18: of unknown origin]

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