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nog

1

[ nog ]

noun

  1. any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
  2. a strong ale formerly brewed in Norfolk, England.


nog

2

[ nog ]

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 one of a number of wooden pieces fitted between the principal timbers of a half-timbered wall.

verb (used with object)

, nogged, nog·ging.
  1. to fill (a framed wall or partition) with small masonry, as bricks or stones.

nog

1

/ nɒɡ /

noun

  1. Also calledflip a drink, esp an alcoholic one, containing beaten egg
  2. dialect.
    strong local beer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nog1

First recorded in 1685–95; origin uncertain

Origin of nog2

1605–15; perhaps variant of knag, Middle English knagge spur, peg
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nog1

C17 (originally: a strong beer): of obscure origin

Origin of nog2

C17: origin unknown
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Example Sentences

We happily hoist our egg nog in the air, embrace each other, and raise our out-of-tune voices in song.

Ezrall mix you an egg-nog that will make you feel like a fighting-cock.

He muttered words of condemnation, drank off a little more of the egg-nog, and once again fell to studying the collection.

Unnerved, shaking, he struck the glass still holding some of the egg-nog, and knocked it to the floor.

Warmed by the egg-nog within, and outwardly by a shawl that Ezra had given him, now he stood there, leaning on his cane.

Don't eat too much till you get back your strength, and be sure to take your egg-nog three times a day.

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