nog
1[ nog ]
/ nɒg /
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noun
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
a strong ale formerly brewed in Norfolk, England.
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Origin of nog
1First recorded in 1685–95; origin uncertain
Definition for nog (2 of 2)
nog
2[ nog ]
/ nɒg /
noun
a block of wood, as one inserted into brickwork to provide a hold for nails.
any wooden peg, pin, or block.
Also nogging. one of a number of wooden pieces fitted between the principal timbers of a half-timbered wall.
verb (used with object), nogged, nog·ging.
to fill (a framed wall or partition) with small masonry, as bricks or stones.
Origin of nog
21605–15; perhaps variant of knag, Middle English knagge spur, peg
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Examples from the Web for nog
Sergeant Hines came up, brought a dozen eggs and we made a nog.
British Dictionary definitions for nog (1 of 2)
nog
1nogg
/ (nɒɡ) /
noun
Also called: flip a drink, esp an alcoholic one, containing beaten egg
East Anglian dialect strong local beer
Word Origin for nog
C17 (originally: a strong beer): of obscure origin
British Dictionary definitions for nog (2 of 2)
nog
2/ (nɒɡ) /
noun
a wooden peg or block built into a masonry or brick wall to provide a fixing for nails
short for nogging (def. 1)
Word Origin for nog
C17: origin unknown
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