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

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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

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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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