Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(US Und.) an armless beggar.

1930		‘Dean Stiff’ Milk and Honey Route 217: Wingey – Hobo with one arm or crippled arm. Also army.
1937		‘Boxcar Bertha’ Sister of the Road (1975) 301: Beggars [...] may be further sub-divided into groups: a. Blinkey (blind) b. Deafey (deaf) c. Dummy (dumb) d. D & D (deaf and dumb) e. Army or wingey (armless) [etc.].