GROG


Meaning of GROG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɡrɔɡ ]

n. 1 a drink of spirit (orig. rum) and water. 2 Austral. & NZ colloq. alcoholic liquor, esp. beer. [said to be from 'Old Grog', the reputed nickname (f. his GROGRAM cloak) of Admiral Vernon, who in 1740 first had diluted instead of neat rum served out to sailors]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.