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pogey

/poh-gee/US // ˈpoʊ gi //UK // (ˈpəʊɡɪ) //

窦娥,窦娥冤,窦文涛,窦建德

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural po·geys.

    • : Slang.Also pogy. a package of food, candy, or other treats sent to a child at boarding school, a person in an institution, etc.candy or a treat.
    • : Canadian Slang. an institution maintained by private charities or government funds for the housing of the aged, sick, orphaned, or feeble-minded; an old-age home, charity hospital, orphanage, or the like.any form of charity or government relief.unemployment insurance provided by the government.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Canadian Slang.

    • : of, relating to, or obtained through charity or government relief: pogey shoes.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inweal

Examples

  • That fire threatened Enchanted, once it should sweep through the chimney draught of Pogey Notch.

  • “And if they can get enough men ahead of it perhaps they can stop it in Pogey Notch,” Lane concluded.

  • Mr. Wade has left the top of the mountain with the girl, and will meet Mr. Barrett to the south of Pogey Notch.

  • And roaring a good-natured cheer over their shoulders, the “Busters” filed away into the mouth of Pogey Notch.

  • Had not the wind been at their backs, whistling from the north, the passage of Pogey Notch would have proved a savage encounter.