GROGGING

Noun

grogging (uncountable)

The practice of extracting the alcohol from the wood of empty casks with water.

Source: Wiktionary


GROG

Grog, n. Etym: [So named fronm "Old Grog" a nickmname given to Admiral Vernon, in allusion to his wearing a grogram cloak in foul weather. He is said to have been the first to dilute the rum of the sailors (about 1745).]

Definition: A mixture of spirit and water not sweetened; hence, any intoxicating liquor. Grog blossom, a redness on the nose or face of persons who drink ardent spirits to excess. [Collog.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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