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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.

Origin:
1685–95; orig. uncert.

nog

2[nog] noun, verb, nogged, nog⋅ging.
–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)
4. to fill (a framed wall or partition) with small masonry, as bricks or stones.

Origin:
1605–15; perh. var. of knag, ME knagge spur, peg
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nog 1   (nŏg)   
n.  
  1. A wooden block built into a masonry wall to hold nails that support joinery structures.

  2. A wooden peg or pin.


[Origin unknown.]
nog 2   (nŏg)   
n.  Eggnog.
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