| 释义 |
▪ I. pogy local U.S.|ˈpəʊgɪ|
Also poggy, pogie.
[Contr. from pauhaugen.]
Local name of the menhaden: see pauhaugen. Also attrib. and Comb., as pogy-fisherman, pogy steamer; pogy-catcher, a vessel employed in the menhaden fishery; pogy chum (see quot. 1858); pogy-gull, a sea-gull found near Cape Cod, Massachusetts; pogy-press, a press for extracting oil from fish; pogy-seiner, a boat used in seining for pogy (see seine v.).
1858,1859[see chum n.2]. 1864Rep. Maine Board Agric. 42 Rock weed, muscle bed and pogy chum will make grass grow. 1880Harper's Mag. Aug. 341/1 A cast⁓off ‘pogy’-press..had been piled upon an old wharf. Ibid. 347/1 The ‘pogy’ business was the catching of porgies and menhaden for their oil. 1888Goode Amer. Fish 385 North of Cape Cod the name Pogy is almost universally in use, while in southern New England the fish is known only as the menhaden. 1913Oysterman & Fisherman 10 July 31/1 The new pogy steamer E. B. Thomas the largest ever built for the menhaden fishing industry made her official trip off Portland Monday. 1949Sun (Baltimore) 29 July 2/1 Owners of the Virginia Pogy-Seiner Pluck today planned to advertise for a crew of licensed Maine fishermen. Ibid., Newspaper ads would be tried tomorrow to see whether enough trained pogy-fishermen are available in this area. Ibid., Pogies, or menhaden, are good only for their oil and fish-meal content.
▪ II. pogy
var. pogey. |