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stogy

[stoh-gee]

sto·gy

[stoh-gee]
noun, plural -gies.
1.
a long, slender, roughly made, inexpensive cigar.
2.
a coarse, heavy boot or shoe.
Also, stogie.


Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; stog(a) (short for Conestoga, town in Pennsylvania) + -y2
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Stogy is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
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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stogy or stogey (ˈstəʊɡɪ)
 
n , pl -gies
(US) any long cylindrical inexpensive cigar
 
[C19: from stoga, short for Conestoga, a town in Pennsylvania]
 
stogey or stogey
 
n
 
[C19: from stoga, short for Conestoga, a town in Pennsylvania]

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