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pogge
[ pog ]
noun
- a poacher, Agonus cataphractus, common near the British Isles and ranging north to Greenland and Iceland.
pogge
/ pɒɡ /
noun
- 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
- any other fish of the family Agonidae
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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.
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A name on the west coast of Scotland for the pogge, or miller's thumb (Cottus cataphractus).
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Crimes are punished by excessive administrations of the drug, which in the end stupefy the criminal (Pogge, Wolff).
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