nogging
[nog-ing]
- masonry, as bricks, used to fill the spaces between studs or other framing members.
- nog2(def 3).
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Origin of nogging
nog2
[nog]
- 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.
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- to fill (a framed wall or partition) with small masonry, as bricks or stones.
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Origin of nog2
1605–15; perhaps variant of knag, Middle English knagge spur, peg
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This was done for warmth, and was known as "nogging," following the English practice.
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay ColonyGeorge Francis Dow
nogging
- Also called: nog, (Scot and NZ) dwang a short horizontal timber member used between the studs of a framed partition
- masonry or brickwork between the timber members of a framed construction
- a number of wooden pieces fitted between the timbers of a half-timbered wall
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nog1
nogg
- Also called: flip a drink, esp an alcoholic one, containing beaten egg
- East Anglian dialect strong local beer
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Word Origin
C17 (originally: a strong beer): of obscure origin
nog2
- a wooden peg or block built into a masonry or brick wall to provide a fixing for nails
- short for nogging (def. 1)
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Word Origin
C17: origin unknown
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Word Origin and History for nogging
nog
n.
1690s, "old, strong type of beer brewed in Norfolk," of unknown origin. Cf. eggnog.
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