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grog

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grog  (grg)
n.
An alcoholic liquor, especially rum diluted with water.
[After Old Grog, nickname of Edward Vernon (1684-1757), British admiral who ordered that diluted rum be served to his sailors, from grogram (from his habit of wearing a grogram cloak).]
grog [grɒg]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) diluted spirit, usually rum, as an alcoholic drink
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Informal chiefly Austral and NZ alcoholic drink in general, esp spirits
[from Old Grog, nickname of Edward Vernon (1684-1757), British admiral, who in 1740 issued naval rum diluted with water; his nickname arose from his grogram cloak]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.groggrog - rum cut with water                  
rum - liquor distilled from fermented molasses
Translations
grog [grɒg] N → grog m
grog [ˈgrɒg] n → grog m
grog
n → Grog m
grog [grɒg] n → grog m inv
grog [grɒg] n → grog m inv


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Two Footpads sat at their grog in a roadside resort, comparing the evening's adventures.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Your midshipman can sing out, and pass the word, when the captain gives the order, but just send him adrift by himself, and let him work the ship of his own head, and stop my grog if you don’t find all the Johnny Raws laughing at him.
The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
He served out some grog with a liberal hand, And bade them sit down on the beach: And they could not but own that their Captain looked grand, As he stood and delivered his speech.
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