shog

[ shog, shawg ]
/ ʃɒg, ʃɔg /
Scot. and British Dialect

verb (used with object), shogged, shog·ging.

to shake; jolt.

verb (used without object), shogged, shog·ging.

to jog along.

noun

a shake; jolt.

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Origin of shog

1350–1400; Middle English shoggen (v.); perhaps akin to shock1

Words nearby shog

shoestring potatoes, shoestring root rot, shoestring tackle, shoetree, shofar, shog, shogi, shogun, shogun bond, shogunate, shoguns
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