nog
(noun) a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it
peg, nog
(noun) a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nog (plural nogs)
A wooden block, the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.
One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine.
(shipbuilding) A treenail to fasten the shores.
nog (third-person singular simple present nogs, present participle nogging, simple past and past participle nogged)
(transitive) to fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork.
(transitive, shipbuilding) to fasten, as shores, with treenails.
nog (plural nogs)
Short for noggin.
nog (countable and uncountable, plural nogs)
Abbreviation of eggnog.
(obsolete) A kind of strong ale.
nog (plural nogs)
(offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) A dark-skinned person; nig-nog.
(AU, dated, ethnic slur) A Vietnamese person.
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Source: Wiktionary
Nog, n. Etym: [Abbrev. fr. noggin.]
1. A noggin.
2. A kind of strong ale. Halliwell.
Nog, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
1. A wooden block, of the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.
2. One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine.
3. (Shipbuilding)
Definition: A treenail to fasten the shores.
Nog, v. t. Etym: [From 2d Nog.]
1. To fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork.
2. (Shipbuilding)
Definition: To fasten, as shores, with treenails.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
