Pog"gy (?), n. (Zoˆl.) (a) See Porgy. (b) A small whale.
Po"gy (?), n. (Zoˆl.) The menhaden.
Pogy is often confounded with porgy, and therefore incorrectly applied
to various fishes.
Poh (?), interj. An exclamation expressing contempt or disgust; bah !
Po*ha"gen, n. (Zoˆl.) See Pauhaugen.
Po"i (?), n. A national food of the Hawaiians, made by baking and
pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste,
which is allowed to ferment.
{ Poi"ci*le (?), or Pú"ci*le (?) }, n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; (sc. &?;); cf.
L. poecile.] The frescoed porch or gallery in Athens where Zeno taught.
R. Browning.
Poign"an*cy (?), n. The quality or state of being poignant; as, the
poignancy of satire; the poignancy of grief. Swift.
Poign"ant (?), a. [F., p. pr. of poindre to sting, fr. L. pungere to
prick, sting. See Pungent.] 1. Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent. "His
poignant spear." Spenser. "Poynaunt sauce." Chaucer.