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plural nogs
(carpentry) A wooden block, the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork. examples
(carpentry) One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine. examples
(shipbuilding) A treenail to fasten the shores. examples
third-person singular simple present nogs, present participle nogging, simple past and past participle nogged
(transitive) to fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork. examples
(transitive, shipbuilding) to fasten, as shores, with treenails. examples
Short for noggin. examples
countable and uncountable, plural nogs
Abbreviation of eggnog. examples
(obsolete, especially Norfolk) A kind of strong ale. quotations
Walpole laid a quart of nog on't He'd either make a hog or dog on't.
1723, Jonathan Swift, Upon the Horrid Plot discovered by Harlequin
(offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) A dark-skinned person; nig-nog. examples
(Australia, dated, ethnic slur) A Vietnamese person. examples