I. ˈgrä]g also ˈgrȯ] noun
( -s )
Etymology: from Old Grog, nickname of Edward Vernon died 1757 English admiral who ordered the sailors' rum to be diluted; Grog short for grogram; from his habit of wearing a grogram cloak in bad weather
1. : spirituous liquor ; specifically : liquor (as rum) cut with water and now often served hot with lemon juice and sugar sometimes added
2. : fired refractory material (as crushed pottery, firebricks) used in the manufacture of products (as crucibles) designed to resist extreme heat
II. verb
( grogged ; grogged ; grogging ; grogs )
intransitive verb
: to drink grog
had been grogging with the steward — Lyndall Hadow
transitive verb
: to soak (a liquor cask) with hot water so as to draw out the spirits from the wood