nogging

[ nog-ing ]

/ ˈnɒg ɪŋ /

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noun

masonry, as bricks, used to fill the spaces between studs or other framing members.

nog² (def. 3).

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Origin of nogging

First recorded in 1815–25; nog² + -ing¹

Words nearby nogging

Nogaku, Nogales, Nogay, nogg, noggin, nogging, Noginsk, no-go, no-go area, no-good, no-goodnik

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How to use nogging in a sentence

There were houses of brick-nogging, which derived their chief support from those adjoining.
The Mayor of Casterbridge|Thomas Hardy
This was done for warmth, and was known as "nogging," following the English practice.
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony|George Francis Dow
She was out "egg-nogging," as I used to call it, when Mrs. Sewall called.
The Fifth Wheel|Olive Higgins Prouty

British Dictionary definitions for nogging

nogging

/ (ˈnɒɡɪŋ) /

noun

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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