nogging

[ nog-ing ]

noun

1. masonry, as bricks, used to fill the spaces between studs or other framing members.
2. nog ²( def 3 ).

nogging

/ ˈnɒɡɪŋ /

noun

1. Also callednogScot and NZdwang a short horizontal timber member used between the studs of a framed partition
2. masonry or brickwork between the timber members of a framed construction
3. a number of wooden pieces fitted between the timbers of a half-timbered wall

Word History and Origins

Origin of nogging¹

First recorded in 1815–25; nog ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

"That is a bald head!" he said upon seeing himself, giving his nogging a scratch.

From Fox News

There is so much more: squinch, nogging — how about corpse gate?

From New York Times

And this filling could take a variety of forms: plaster; "wattle-and-daub"; brick "nogging," with the bricks laid horizontally, in herring-bone, or helter-skelter; or mud and straw.

From Project Gutenberg