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nogg

[nog]
noun Carpentry.
  1. a shave for shaping dowels and handles.

Origin of nogg

special use of nog2
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Historical Examples of noggs

  • I saw you were anxious, and thought it might be about Mr Noggs; that's all.'

  • The letter Noggs had given him he remembered at last to read.

    Tales from Dickens

    Charles Dickens and Hallie Erminie Rives

  • But it was only a friend of Mr. Noggs, who lived upstairs, and who had come down to say that Mr. Noggs was wanted.

  • Noggs, Ralph Nickleby's one-eyed clerk, was there to see him off, and put a letter into his hand as he started.

    Tales from Dickens

    Charles Dickens and Hallie Erminie Rives

  • He tried hard for some days to find a situation, but failed, and he would not take money from Noggs, who was so poor himself.

    Tales from Dickens

    Charles Dickens and Hallie Erminie Rives