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nog

UK/nɒɡ/US/nɑɡ/

nog noun: a wooden block, the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork. Also the abbreviation of noggin.

Noun (1)

nog (plural nogs)

  1. 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.2014, Andrew Charleson, Structure As Architecture
  2. (archaic) 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 obtained1903, Gases Met with in Mines
  3. A treenail to fasten the shores.

Verb

nog (third-person singular simple present nogs, present participle nogging, simple past and past participle nogged)

  1. (transitive) to fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork.
  2. (transitive) to fasten, as shores, with treenails.

Noun (2)

nog (countable and uncountable, plural nogs)

  1. (Norfolk, especially, obsolete) A kind of strong ale.
    • Walpole laid a quart of nog on't
      He'd either make a hog or dog on't.1723, Jonathan Swift, Upon the Horrid Plot discovered by Harlequin

Noun (3)

nog (plural nogs)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) A dark-skinned person; nig-nog.
  2. (Australia, dated, ethnic, slur) A Vietnamese person.
    Synonyms:
    noggie

Proper noun capitalized: Nog

Nog

  1. A male given name.

Also used as

nog is also the abbreviation of noggin.

nog is also the abbreviation of eggnog.

Synonyms of nog

Forms of nog

Noun
pluralnogs
Verb
third-person singular presentnogs
present participlenogging
past participlenogged
pastnogged

Plural of nog: nogs

Origin of nog

Variant of knag.

Shortened from nig-nog.

Phrases with nog

Words that rhyme with nog

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Questions about nog

What does nog mean?
Nog means a wooden block, the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.
What part of speech is nog?
Nog can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce nog?
Nog is pronounced /nɒɡ/ (UK).
What is the plural of nog?
The plural of nog is nogs.

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