pogey
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.
of, relating to, or obtained through charity or government relief: pogey shoes.
Origin of pogey
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How to use pogey in a sentence
That fire threatened Enchanted, once it should sweep through the chimney draught of pogey Notch.
King Spruce, A Novel | Holman Day“And if they can get enough men ahead of it perhaps they can stop it in pogey Notch,” Lane concluded.
King Spruce, A Novel | Holman DayMr. Wade has left the top of the mountain with the girl, and will meet Mr. Barrett to the south of pogey Notch.
King Spruce, A Novel | Holman DayAnd roaring a good-natured cheer over their shoulders, the “Busters” filed away into the mouth of pogey Notch.
King Spruce, A Novel | Holman DayHad not the wind been at their backs, whistling from the north, the passage of pogey Notch would have proved a savage encounter.
King Spruce, A Novel | Holman Day
British Dictionary definitions for pogey
pogy
/ (ˈpəʊɡɪ) /
financial or other relief given to the unemployed by the government; dole
unemployment insurance
the office distributing relief to the unemployed
(as modifier): pogey clothes
Origin of pogey
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