pogie

Noun

pogie (plural pogies)

1. (kayaking) A protective hand covering attached to the oars or paddles while rowing, canoeing or kayaking. They insulate the hands from wind and cold while allowing the bare hands inside to contact the paddle shaft or oar and maintain grip and feel.
   • 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.2000 November 12, Merill Hilf, ‘Tis the Season to Layer, Rowing News, page 4
   • 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...2008, John Lull, Sea Kayaking Safety & Rescue, unnumbered page
2. A protective hand covering, sometimes insulated, attached to handlebars to protect hands from wind and precipitation.