nog
1any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
a strong ale formerly brewed in Norfolk, England.
Origin of nog
1Other definitions for nog (2 of 2)
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.
to fill (a framed wall or partition) with small masonry, as bricks or stones.
Origin of nog
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How to use nog in a sentence
She played on, intent and absorbed, among the shavings and the little nogs of wood.
The Rainbow | D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
British Dictionary definitions for nog (1 of 2)
nogg
/ (nɒɡ) /
Also called: flip a drink, esp an alcoholic one, containing beaten egg
East Anglian dialect strong local beer
Origin of nog
1British Dictionary definitions for nog (2 of 2)
/ (nɒɡ) /
a wooden peg or block built into a masonry or brick wall to provide a fixing for nails
short for nogging (def. 1)
Origin of nog
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