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nog ¹  (ng)

n.

1. A wooden block built into a masonry wall to hold nails that support joinery structures.

2. A wooden peg or pin.

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[Origin unknown.]

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nog ²  (ng)

n.

Eggnog.

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nog¹, nogg [nɒg]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Also called flip a drink, esp an alcoholic one, containing beaten egg

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) East Anglian dialect strong local beer

[C17 (originally: a strong beer): of obscure origin]

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nog²

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a wooden peg or block built into a masonry or brick wall to provide a fixing for nails

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) short for nogging [1]

[origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nog - a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface peg pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things golf tee, tee - a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground tent peg - a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent treenail, trenail, trunnel - a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast
	2.	nog - a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"