Meaning of nog | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A male given name.
2. A wooden block, the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.
3. Short for noggin.
   abbreviation, alt-of
4. Abbreviation of eggnog.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
5. A dark-skinned person; nig-nog.
   derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur
6. One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine.
   archaic
7. A kind of strong ale.
   Norfolk, countable, especially, obsolete, uncountable
8. A Vietnamese person.
   Australia, dated, ethnic, slur
9. A treenail to fasten the shores.

Examples

“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.”

“nogs and chocks are used to support the roof where waste material can not conveniently be obtained”

“Walpole laid a quart of nog on't He'd either make a hog or dog on't.”

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