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nog¹
- /nɒɡ/ UK
- /nɑɡ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒɡ
Where it comes from
Variant of knag.
noun nogs
- A wooden block, the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork. Within a wall,[…], we find vertical studs, nogs or blocking, top and bottom plates, perhaps some form of diagonal braces, and many nailed and screwed connections.
- One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine. nogs and chocks are used to support the roof where waste material can not conveniently be obtained
- A treenail to fasten the shores.
verb nogs · nogging · nogged
- to fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork.
- to fasten, as shores, with treenails.
nog²
- /nɒɡ/ UK
- /nɑɡ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒɡ
noun nogs
- Short for noggin
nog³
- /nɒɡ/ UK
- /nɑɡ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒɡ
noun nogs
- Abbreviation of eggnog
- A kind of strong ale. Walpole laid a quart of nog on't He'd either make a hog or dog on't.
nog⁴
- /nɒɡ/ UK
- /nɑɡ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒɡ
Where it comes from
Shortened from nig-nog.
noun nogs
- A dark-skinned person; nig-nog.
-
A Vietnamese person.
Similar: noggie
Nog⁵
proper noun
- A male given name.
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