different between pogie vs pogey

English

Etymology 1

Noun

pogie (plural pogies)

1. Alternative form of pogy

Etymology 2

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Noun

pogie (plural pogies)

1. (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.

2. (cycling, motorcycling) A protective hand covering, sometimes insulated, attached to handlebars to protect hands from wind and precipitation.

English

Alternative forms

• pogie
• pogy

Etymology

1891, meaning "poorhouse", possibly from British hobo slang. 1954 assistance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p???i/

Noun

pogey (usually uncountable, plural pogeys)

1. (chiefly historical, countable) A poorhouse, workhouse, welfare office, charity hostel, etc.
2. (Canada, slang, uncountable, often with the) 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.

Usage notes

• Often used in the expression on the pogey or on pogey.

Synonyms

• dole
• (Canada) employment insurance, EI
• (Canada, dated) unemployment insurance, UI
• (UK) pancrack
• pogey house

See also

• pogey bait