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NOG
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
Etymology 1
Noun
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.
Verb
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.
Etymology 2
Noun
nog (plural nogs)
Short for noggin.
Etymology 3
Noun
nog (countable and uncountable, plural nogs)
Abbreviation of eggnog.
(obsolete) A kind of strong ale.
Etymology 4
Noun
nog (plural nogs)
(offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) A dark-skinned person; nig-nog.
(AU, dated, ethnic slur) A Vietnamese person.
Anagrams
• -gon, NGO, Ngo, Ong, gon, gon', gon-
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
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