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Pogie vs Pogey - What's the difference?

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Pogey is a alternative form of pogie.



As nouns the difference between pogie and pogey

is that pogie is alternative form of lang=en while pogey is a poorhouse, workhouse, welfare office, charity hostel, etc.

pogie

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(pogies)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rowing, kayaking) A protective flap worn on the hands while rowing, to provide grip as well as insulation, and to keep the hands dry to prevent blistering.
  • * 2000 November 12, Merill Hilf, ‘Tis the Season to Layer'', ''Rowing News , page 4,
    • Pogies' are essential for winter rowing, and I also favor sock liners made of wool, silk, or polypropylene worn under a nice thick pair of wool socks.A ' pogie is basically a mitten worn over your hand with a hole in the side for the oar handle.
  • * 2008 , John Lull, Sea Kayaking Safety & Rescue , unnumbered page,
    • Pogies''''' are another option for keeping your hands warm, especially in extreme cold. '''Pogies''' are sheaths of nylon or neoprene and fleece that fit over the paddle shaft. You place your hands inside them and grip the paddle directly. Although ' pogies will keep your hands even warmer than gloves, they will not provide any abrasion protection from rocks.
  • * 2012 , Dan Henderson, Sea Kayaking: Basic Skills, Paddling Techniques, and Expedition Planning , page 27,
    • An alternative is pogies': mitts that extend over the hands, wrists, and a portion of the paddle shaft. Once '''pogies''' are fitted onto the paddle shaft, kayakers slide their hands into the '''pogie''' tube, where they can grasp the paddle. '''Pogies''' allow direct hand contact with the paddle while offering protection from wind. Offered in either nylon (sometimes fleece lined) or neoprene, ' pogies can also provide insulation.
  • (bicycling, motorcycling) A protective hand covering, sometimes insulated, attached to handlebars to protect hands from wind and precipitation.

    • pogey

    English

    Alternative forms

    * pogie * pogy

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (chiefly, historical, countable) A poorhouse, workhouse, welfare office, charity hostel, etc.
  • Government financial assistance, particularly employment insurance.
  • * 1984 , Michiel Horn, The Great Depression of the 1930s in Canada (Canadian Historical Booklet no. 39), Canadian Historical Association, p 10:
    • There were no jobs for the unemployed, however. And thus many hundreds of thousands went “on the pogey ,” although all available evidence indicates that they loathed doing so. To accept relief was an admission of defeat and failure, a humiliating stigma, whether the relief was indirect or direct.

    Phrases

    * on the pogey

    Synonyms

    * pogey house * dole * (Canada) employment insurance, EI * (qualifier) unemployment insurance, UI