nog
1
[nog]
/nɒg/
noun
1.
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor;
eggnog
.
2.
a strong ale formerly brewed in Norfolk, England.
Origin
1685-95;
origin uncertain
nog
2
[nog]
/nɒg/
noun
1.
a block of wood, as one inserted into brickwork to provide a hold for nails.
2.
any wooden peg, pin, or block.
3.
Also,
nogging
. one of a number of wooden pieces fitted between the principal timbers of a half-timbered wall.
verb (used with object)
,
nogged,
nogging.
4.
to fill (a framed wall or partition) with small masonry, as bricks or stones.
Origin
1605-15;
perhaps variant of
knag,
Middle English
knagge
spur, peg
Examples from the web for
nog
So sandy will be spending the holidays going through file boxes instead of drinking
nog
.
British Dictionary definitions for
nog
nog
1
/
nɒɡ
/
noun
1.
Also called
flip.
a drink, esp an alcoholic one, containing beaten egg
2.
(
East Anglian
,
dialect
) strong local beer
Word Origin
C17 (originally: a strong beer): of obscure origin
nog
2
/
nɒɡ
/
noun
1.
a wooden peg or block built into a masonry or brick wall to provide a fixing for nails
2.
short for
nogging
(sense 1)
Word Origin
C17: origin unknown
Word Origin and History for
nog
n.
1690s, "old, strong type of beer brewed in Norfolk," of unknown origin. Cf.
eggnog
.