Oggy Oggy Oggy at Cornish rugby matches so this seem another possible origin. The Oxford English Dictionary (2004) entry for "Oggy" states: "Oggy, "noun". "West Country regional" (orig. "Cornwall") and "Navy" slang. A Cornish pasty. Probably an alteration of Cornish "hoggan" pastry, pie (18th century), perhaps cognate with Welsh "chwiogen" muffin, simnel cake (1562), of unknown origin." Members of the Royal Navy claim to have used the chant, or a version of it, since the Second World War. The 'Oggie, Oggie, Oggie' chant was used by supporters of the Royal Navy's Devonport Field Gun Team. (The field gun competition was disbanded in 1999
Center of origin Center of origin A center of origin (or center of diversity) is a geographical area where a group of organisms, either domesticated or wild, first developed its distinctive properties. They are also considered centers of diversity. Centers of origin were first identified in 1924 by Nikolai Vavilov. Locating the origin of crop plants is basic to plant breeding. This allows one to locate wild relatives, related species, and new genes (especially dominant genes, which may provide resistance to diseases). Knowledge of the origins of crop plants is important in order to avoid genetic erosion, the loss of germplasm due to