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stogger n Cp STOG.
   1 A large, heavy steamed pudding; DUFF1. Also attrib.
   1903 Daily News 1 Apr He gave a big 'stogger' to each 'pettifogger,' / While we hardly can jog, or keep the wolf from the door. 1909 BROWNE 268 'Stoggers' and 'Alexanders' are huge balls of dough ... served with. . 'Codey.' 1959 Evening Telegram 9 Oct, p. 4 When the cutthroats came back with the plant (Alexander) they went looking for they would be regaled with a pork and 'stogger' dinner with boiled 'Alexanders' as a tidbit. The women got this ready while the men were ashore.
   2 A hearty filling of food.
   [1900 OLIVER & BURKE] 12 "Breaking Open the Stores": But I'm bound to get my stogger / Of molasses, pork and tea.

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