nog

[nog]

noun

any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.

a strong ale formerly brewed in Norfolk, England.

Origin of nog

First recorded in 1685–95; origin uncertain

nog

[nog]

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

1605–15; perhaps variant of knag, Middle English knagge spur, peg

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Historical Examples of nog

Sergeant Hines came up, brought a dozen eggs and we made a nog.
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British Dictionary definitions for nog

nog

nogg

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

nog

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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Word Origin and History for nog

1690s, "old, strong type of beer brewed in Norfolk," of unknown origin. Cf. eggnog.