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egg⋅nog

[eg-nog]
–noun
a drink made of eggs, milk or cream, sugar, and, usually, rum or wine.

Origin:
1765–75, Americanism; egg 1 + nog 1
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egg·nog   (ěg'nŏg')   
n.  A drink consisting of milk or cream, sugar, and eggs beaten together and often mixed with an alcoholic liquor such as rum or brandy.

[egg1 + nog, ale.]
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