n.
Pronunciation: ' gräg
Function: noun
Etymology: Old Grog, nickname of Edward Vernon † 1757 English admiral responsible for diluting the sailors' rum
Date: 1756
1 : alcoholic liquor especially : liquor (as rum) cut with water and now often served hot with lemon juice and sugar sometimes added
2 : refractory materials (as crushed pottery and firebricks) used in the manufacture of refractory products (as crucibles) to reduce shrinkage in drying and firing