Pogy \Po"gy\, n. (Zool.) The menhaden. [1913 Webster] Note: Pogy is often confounded with porgy, and therefore incorrectly applied to various fishes. [1913 Webster]
menhaden \men*ha"den\, n. (Zool.) An American marine fish ({Brevoortia tyrannus}) of the Herring family ({Clupeidae}), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also {mossbunker}, {bony fish}, {chebog}, {pogy}, {hardhead}, {whitefish}, etc. [1913 Webster]